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Can You Recognize America’s First Political Cartoon?0
- Education
- May 9, 2016
The “Join Us or Die” snake is believed to be the first cartoon to run in a newspaper in American history. The cartoon was published in Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. Historians believe Franklin himself created the cartoon, which depicts a snake cut into eight pieces above the words “JOIN, or DIE.”
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How These Cute Creatures Confound Evolutionary Theory 0
- Science
- May 7, 2016
We often hear that opposing the “scientific consensus” on this-or-that topic is benighted. Sometimes it can be that. But sometimes it isn’t—especially when scientific findings themselves contradict an established scientific consensus. For at least a century, biologists have believed that the more “genetic diversity” there is within a species, the better able that species is to adapt to environmental change, and thus thrive
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Would Math Scores Improve if Schools Taught Logic?0
- Culture
- May 6, 2016
According to The New York Times, Eugenia Cheng isn’t the run-of-the-mill mathematician who sits in a classroom all day surrounded by formulas and numbers. Instead, Dr. Cheng believes in making math come alive through hands on experience – like cooking. To accomplish this purpose, Dr. Cheng released a cookbook (How to Bake Pi) which uses
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5 Ways to Tell That Someone is Trying to Manipulate You 0
- Education
- May 6, 2016
Having been around many sociopaths during my time here on Earth, I’ve become quite keen to the tactics they use and how capable they are at getting what they want from others. People who enjoy manipulating others are a special breed, and they’re constantly looking for people to take advantage of. They excel at recognizing
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Is too much ‘stuff’ affecting our ability to be content?0
- Culture
- May 6, 2016
It is common to hear people talk about the huge expense of raising children. Yet, most figures reported about how much it costs to raise a child are based on what parents actually spend, not what children actually need – which is a pretty big distinction. We all know that a reliance on ‘things’ won’t
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Bullying Video Goes Viral Days after U.S. City Votes to Fine Parents for Child Bullying 0
- Culture
- May 6, 2016
The city council of Shawano, Wisconsin, recently passed an ordinance that will allow the city to fine parents whose children are caught exhibiting “bullying behavior.” Via Fox59 Indianapolis: Under the new ordinance, parents will be warned if police determine their child bullied another child. Parents have 90 days to address their child’s behavior. If their child
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