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Growth Or Life?

As part of our "Question Assumptions" series, we are eager to reexamine our economy. It happens every election season. Politicians campaign on the promise to fulfill the urgency of growing GDP (growth domestic product). One side points the finger at the other, accusing them of hindering this growth and arguing that it is the end all-be-all -- environmental consequences be damned. The cost of 3 percent...

Science Nerds, Venture Into the First Ever Space-Themed Escape Room

If you have a kid, work with kids, or just enjoy binge watching episodes of NOVA, then you've no doubt heard of STEM. Short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, there's been a real push to get more young people interested in STEM careers - especially young women. Interest in STEM among teens has dropped in recent years, but new programs are aiming to show...
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10 Blatant Lies About Refugees in the U.S. People Believe

Refugees have gotten a bad rap recently, especially after President Trump signed an executive order barring Syrian refugees from entering the United States until...

10 Teenagers Who Are Shaking the World as We Know it

Some days, it feels like the world is full of divisions that drive people apart. Yet occasionally, a ray of hope shines through some...

The 10 Breakthrough Technologies That Will Make 2018

Technology is changing at a breakneck speed and growing more sophisticated every year. Since 2001, the MIT Technology Review has released an annual list...

10 Futuristic Breakthroughs That Are Saving Millions of Lives

It's almost mind-boggling to think that between 1900 to 2017, global life expectancy more than doubled, with a majority of people living past the...

15 Ugly Facts the Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know

A quick look at how much meat we're consuming and what it's doing to our planet shows that the meat industry as we know...

These 10 Species Are Dangerously Close to Extinction

Yes, we’ve all heard of the polar bears, the whales, the giant pandas, the tigers, and the rhinos topping the endangered species charts and...

15 Gene Mutations That Could Make You Superhuman

There are super humans walking among us, who thanks to little tweaks in their genetic makeup, can do amazing things. Here are 15 genetic...

10 Black People Who Are Making History in 2018

All of the people listed below, and so many more that could not be fit on this list, deserve more than a month's recognition...

The 10 Biggest Threats to Humanity in 2018

Remember at the end of 2016 when we were all like "Well, that was awful, at least it can't get any worse"? How naive...

10 Positive News Stories You Missed This Month

Let's not kid ourselves, 2017 was a rough year in many ways. It's a new year though, and already 2018 is looking like an...

The 10 Brightest Moments of 2017 That Give Us Hope for the Future

2017 saw more than its fair share of ugly politics, party line divisions, and inappropriate politicians, and has certainly not been America’s brightest, smoothest...

10 Reasons Why the Keystone XL Pipeline is a Terrible Idea

Last month, the TransCanada Co. got the nod of approval from the Nebraska Public Service Commission to build the controversial $8 billion, 875-mile Keystone XL...