Tag: Society

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 Positive News Stories You Probably Missed This Month

Each month we try to bring you some of the most inspiring and informative stories from across the globe. It's easy to get caught up...

Recent Incidents Prove Arming Teachers Was Mind-Numbingly Stupid

In the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on February 14th, 2018, teenaged students have become outspoken activists. Formally politically “neutral” companies...

A Brutal Look at Society Through 15 Thought-Provoking Illustrations

It's difficult not to get pulled into the illustrations of artist Al Margen and find yourself contemplating the flaws of modern society. If good...

10 Positive News Stories You Might Have Missed This Month

It's easy to get discouraged by all the bad news out there, but you don't have to look far to see that there's plenty...

Baltimore Police Kept Toy Guns to Plant Evidence on Unarmed People

On Monday, a federal jury convicted Baltimore Police Officers Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor on counts of racketeering, conspiracy, and robbery. Hersl and Taylor...

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 Netherlands Are Turning Empty Prisons Into Homes for Refugees

A cement cell might seem like the last place a Syrian refugee would want to sleep, but that's exactly what hundreds of refugees are...

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...

15 People Who Give Us Hope For a Better 2018

2017 hasn't exactly been the smoothest year in recent memory. Thankfully, for every tragic and ugly event that finds its way into the news,...

China is Creating a “Social Score” to Rate Citizens and it’s Terrifying

In the first episode of the most recent season of Charlie Brooker's hit dystopian drama Black Mirror, he imagines a society in which every...