Watch: Ethics & Race in Tech
Ruha Benjamin in conversation with Meredith Whittaker, City Arts and Lectures
June 1, 2020
Benjamin and Whittaker exemplify the kind of discussion we need to imagine and create the world we want. They caution against the expectation that technology will provide a “magic bullet” to right the social fissures underlying the current challenges.
Watch: How response to George Floyd’s death reflects ‘accumulated grievance’ of black America
Eddie Glaude Jr., PBS News Hour
May 29, 2020
In the days since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, there have been peaceful protests, violent clashes and persistent calls for justice. But there is a long history behind this particular shocking event. Professor Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is chair of the department of African American Studies at Princeton University, and he joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the broader context.
Vast Neolithic circle of deep shafts found near Stonehenge
Dalya Alberge, The Guardian
June 22, 2020
Prehistoric structure spanning 1.2 miles in diameter is masterpiece of engineering, say archaeologists.
Human Footprints Near Ice Age Lake Suggest Surprisingly Early Arrival in the Americas
Lizzy Wade, Science
September 23, 2021
Remote Learning is Deepening the Divide Between Rich and Poor
Lucien O. Chauvin and Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post
October 16, 2020
What Is Owed: If true justice and equality are ever to be achieved in the United States, the country must finally take seriously what it owes black Americans.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine
June 23, 2020
The Chronic Stress of Being Black in the U.S. Makes People More Vulnerable to COVID-19 and Other Diseases
April T hames, Yes! Magazine
June 23, 2020
Barn owl siblings share their food in exchange for grooming
Pratik Pawar, The Washington Post
June 22, 2020
Why a small town in Washington is printing its own currency during the pandemic
The Apopka Voice
June 14, 2020
Plastic Rain Is the New Acid Rain
Matt Simon, Wired
June 11, 2020
Greenland’s Ice Loss Septupled
Chris Mooney, Washington Post
December 10, 2019
Ancient Ape Offers Clues to Evolution of Two-Legged Walking
Colin Barras, Nature
November 6, 2019
Origin of Modern Humans ‘Traced to Botswana’
Helen Briggs, BBC
October 28, 2019
In Order to Understand the Brutality of American Capitalism, you have to Start on the Plantation.
Matthew Desmond, Project 1619, New York Times
August 14, 2019