To be a newborn in the year 2023—and, almost certainly, every year that follows—means emerging into a world where the coronavirus is ubiquitous. Babies might not meet the virus in the first week or month of life, but soon enough, SARS-CoV-2 will find them. “For anyone born into this world, it’s not going to take a lot of time for them to become infected,” maybe a year, maybe two, says Katia Koelle, a virologist and infectious-disease modeler at Emory University. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, this virus will be one of the very first serious pathogens that today’s infants—and all future infants—meet. Three years into the coronavirus pandemic, these babies are on the leading edge of a generational turnover...
Brigham Young University in Provo on Wednesday Sept 21, 2022. According to an analysis of political donations, Utah colleges are more ideologically balanced than most, with BYU topping the chart as the most politically balanced college in America.Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News American colleges and universities have long been among the envies of the world. They are without peer in terms of research and opportunities. Over the past decade, however, there’s been growing attention to what’s become the dirty little secret of American higher education — namely, the degree to which faculty at most institutions have become, in the words of Jonathan Haidt, a “political monoculture.” For instance, a 2018 analysis found that 99.5% of donations from Cornell University faculty, instructors...
From Marcus Aurelius to Einstein, poets and philosophers on the deepest wellspring of our humanity. “Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now,” Jack Kerouac wrote in a beautiful 1957 letter to his first wife turned lifelong friend. “Kindness, kindness, kindness,” Susan Sontag resolved in her diary on New Year’s Day in 1972. Half a century later, the Dalai Lama placed a single exhortation at the center of his ethical and ecological philosophy: “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Nothing broadens the soul more than the touch of kindness, given or received, and nothing shrivels it more than a flinch of unkindness, given or received — something we have all been...
Bring out our child’s inner engineer with this fun DIY rocket! Here are the steps to make a squeeze bottle rocket and the physics behind its launch. Are you looking for a way to combine the thrill of space exploration with a fun family activity? Then why not try making your very own low-cost, easy-to-construct squeeze bottle rocket? As a parent, you want to give your kids opportunities for unique play experiences that will fuel their curiosity and sense of adventure. DIY science projects like homemade squeeze bottle rockets are fun ways for kids to explore science concepts in a hands-on way. Your aspiring astronaut will love assembling the squeeze bottle rocket and decorating the rocket itself. Plus, watching them...
The films of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy – Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – are often cited among some of the most influential films in recent memory, certainly responsible for revitalizing the superhero genre in the public consciousness, but perhaps also changing the landscape of big-budget blockbuster Hollywood filmmaking. Nolan’s grounded approach to superhero films, seeped with realism, has influenced every franchise since, for better or worse. It is easy to note and cite the influences these films have had since their release, but art is not born out of a vacuum. And while I do think “everything is a remix” can be a rather pessimistic way to look at things –...
