“I recently moved to Atlanta, Ga., from Washington, D.C. I love Atlanta, but there are definitely aspects about this city that are challenging — especially compared to living in D.C. For instance, you have to drive everywhere here. You don’t need a car at all to live comfortably in D.C. Now, I live in an Atlanta [...]
From TED: “Sheena Iyengar studies how we make choices — and how we feel about the choices we make. At TEDGlobal, she talks about both trivial choices (Coke v. Pepsi) and profound ones, and shares her groundbreaking research that has uncovered some surprising attitudes about our decisions.”
The last.fm blog put together this interesting look at what music people on the site are listening to, broken down by gender (large version here). On the bottom of this list are the artists that are popular with women. On the top, the artists the guys like. The x axis is age. For the most [...]
“Energy services company PSEG will install 200,000 solar panels on utility poles throughout the state of New Jersey in six large cities and 300 rural and suburban communities. The panels will generate electricity that will go directly into the grid. It is estimated they will generate about 80 megawatts of electricity. The first phase will [...]
There are some issues in the world we live in that seem untouchable. They often appear to hide in the crevices and shadows and rear their heads only for those who go searching. And there is one indisputable fact that is too often discounted: women are still marginalized around the world. As a feminist and a human rights activist, I made it the mission of 4WomenWorldwide to shed light on the challenges women face through education and discussion. Though they are not the same in gravity they are often similar in their injustice.
The following article was written by Katia Moskvitch for the BBC and can be found here (An artist’s impression of Gliese 581g and its parent star) Astronomers have detected an Earth-like exoplanet that may have just the right kind of conditions to support life. Scientists say that the newly found world could also potentially have [...]
Recently, cartographer Bill Rankin produced an astounding map of Chicago, which managed to show the city’s areas of racial integration. Eric Fischer saw those maps, and took it upon himself to create similar ones for the top 40 cities in the United States. Fisher used a straight forward method borrowed from Rankin: Using U.S. Census [...]
“So when the conversation about how to fix our school feels too complicated and overwhelming, just think of one thing: we can’t have great schools without great teachers. Repeat after me: We can’t have great schools without great teachers. And when you start with that simple truth, the solutions become pretty clear. Let’s recruit our [...]
[The name comes from the following old joke scientists love to tell: Late at night, a police officer finds a drunk man crawling around on his hands and knees under a streetlight. The drunk man tells the officer he's looking for his wallet. When the officer asks if he's sure this is where he dropped [...]
This is an original painting of Bob Marley done by Kristen Cann.
