Will Pyeongchang be able to avoid a post‑Olympics day of reckoning?
South Korea’s lofty vision of transforming the region into a winter sports hub may be pipe dream.
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A teacher uses Star Trek for difficult conversations on race and gender
What can Star Trek teach us about today’s trek of life?
Judaism’s rituals to honor new mothers are ever‑rooted, ever‑changing – from medieval embroidery and prayer to new traditions today
Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially childbirth and motherhood.
Commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force is expanding predecessor’s vision of chaos in the Middle East
Esmail Ghaani took control of the unconventional warfare wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps following the killing of predecessor Qassem Soleimani.
Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs
US coins showcase American identity and public memory through their designs. The America 250 coins just unveiled reflect the nation’s divided politics and history.
Quantifying the Holocaust: Measuring murder rates during the Nazi genocide
Even though the Holocaust is one of the best documented genocides in history, there’s limited quantitative data available. A new study investigates the number of deaths per day.
3 reasons for information exhaustion – and what to do about it
A philosopher writes about why many of us are feeling tired with the constant onslaught of information coming at us.
The future of electronics is light
As electronic transistors get tinier, they approach a point at which they won’t be able to get smaller. How can we keep shrinking our devices, and making them more powerful at the same time? Light.
Why I’m teaching kids science through the sport of rowing
A new project for Detroit middle and high schoolers combines athletics and mathematical concepts.
This Christian text you’ve never heard of, The Shepherd of Hermas, barely mentions Jesus − but it was a favorite of early Christians far and wide
The ‘Shepherd of Hermas’ has been accused of being pedantic, even boring. In the first few centuries of Christianity, though, it was a hit.
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