Native American

10 Unbelievable Sound Facts with a Ring of Truth

The internet is full of “facts” that will just plain blow your mind, and with the rise of social media,…

10 months ago

“I’m not white”: counter-stories from “mixed race” women navigating PhDs

This study introduces five vignettes of “mixed race” women, gathered from a wider study of 27 PhDs and early career…

10 months ago

A bottle of scotch recently sold for $2.7 million – what’s behind such outrageous prices?

When a rare bottle of Scotch whisky sold for US$2.7 million in November 2023, I was stunned, but I wasn’t…

10 months ago

On ONE MORE TIME…, Blink-182 Try Growing Up

Despite the subtitle of their early hit “Damnit,” Blink-182 have never been interested in “Growing Up.” Since their inception in…

10 months ago

The Landlord's Game: Lizzie Magie and Monopoly's Anti-Capitalist Origins (1903)

Perhaps Darrow quelled his conscience by imagining the game had no inventor. In fact, with a bit of effort, he…

10 months ago

Why you should embrace mediocrity | Crispin Thurlow

From "elite" pickles to "premium" baby diapers, marketers are constantly telling us to seek superiority — but "by the simple…

10 months ago

Longform Podcast #562: Daisy Alioto

Daisy Alioto is a journalist and the CEO of Dirt Media. “I don't think I was ever super precious about…

10 months ago

2023 In Review

Indigenous Just TransitionThe Indigenous Just Transition (IJT) program planning was initiated in December of 2022 beginning with a staff and…

10 months ago

Beautiful animated short film about the wonder and fragility of…

Beautiful animated short film about the wonder and fragility of life. Couple with what happens when we die.  source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rj3FG8vFtk

10 months ago

Examining the boundary conditions of tokenism: within-occupation gender wage gaps and female representation in the Canadian labor market

The results showed the existence of a threshold point, and that early gains in percent female within an occupation, up…

10 months ago