The Nation
The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism
13+ min · · In White Freedom, historian Tyler Stovall examines how liberty for some has always entailed a lack of liberty for many others. · Shared by 16, including Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis, Carly, David Owen
The Guardian
‘Cultural appropriation is a two-way thing’: Yinka Shonibare on Picasso, masks and the fashion for black artists
7 min · · Picasso was so enthralled by African art, he used it to start a revolution. But did it give rise to a fantasy of Africa that still endures? British-Nigerian artist Shonibare tells us why he’s… · Shared by 15, including Carly
Science Magazine
No shared language? No problem! People across cultures understand clues from ‘vocal charades’
3 min · · New study suggests how vocal sounds could help language get off the ground · Shared by 13, including Carly, News from Science
The Atlantic
The High Cost of Divorce
8 min · · Divorce is so expensive and complicated that it leaves many poor people trapped in bad marriages. · Shared by 40, including Carly, Olga Khazan, Christina Farr
Boston Review
The War on Critical Race Theory
12+ min · · Turning a blind eye to the realities of racial injustice, the highly orchestrated right-wing attacks cast a body of scholarship about race in the law as a great threat to American society. · Shared by 69, including Rick Powell, Steve Silberman, Jason Stanley, @ShannaPeeples@mastodon.nl, Philanthropy News Digest, Carly
Harvard Business Review
What Does It Take to Build a Culture of Belonging?
6 min · · Four concrete actions leaders can take. · Shared by 104, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, davidabrock, JP Nicols 🇺🇸🇺🇦, Lee Keyes, Chris Brogan/Chief of Staff, Antonio Vieira Santos, John Hall, AI, Katja Evertz, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, Carly
The Atlantic
The Dark Side of Fitness Culture
6 min · · The Apple+ series 'Physical' is a reminder that making people hate their body is a thriving pillar of American commerce. · Shared by 198, including Digg, Ceferino Díaz
MIT Technology Review
Why Generation Z falls for online misinformation
1 min · · We can all learn from how today’s young people evaluate truth online. · Shared by 136, including Gabriele, Josep M. Ganyet, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Gerd Leonhard, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, LARRY ELKAN, Carly
The Atlantic
The Case for the Four-Day Workweek
18+ min · · Reducing hours without reducing pay would reignite an essential but long-forgotten moral project: making American life less about work. · Shared by 361, including Katja Evertz, Adam Grant, Dr Catherine Breslin, Tactical Tech, Scott Monty, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Ken Schwencke, Annette Franz, CCXP, Jeanne Meister, Scott Santens, Carly, Dietrich Inocencio, Stef Walter
Psychology Today
Cultural Obstacles to Self-Regulation
3 min · · How can we be us when they’re being them? · Shared by 173, including Ahiesh PVS, Carly, Randy Mane
Scientific American
The Neuroscience of Taking Turns in a Conversation
3 min · · Research in birds suggests that when one partner speaks, the other partner’s brain is inhibited from talking over them · Shared by 147, including Carly, Jennifer Ouellette
Big Think
Animal altruism: nature isn’t as cruel as the Discovery Channel says
4 min · · One man studied apes for 50 years. He says nature isn't as cruel as you think. · Shared by 9, including Carly
Big Think
Does the term “neurodiversity” do more harm than good?
3 min · · Attempts to normalize abnormal development could prevent individuals in need of help from seeking it. · Shared by 205, including Albert Ràfols, Carly, Steve Silberman, Gabriele
The New Yorker
The Purpose of Political Correctness
5 min · · A conversation with the columnist Nesrine Malik about who makes the changing rules of public speech. · Shared by 105, including Carly, Nate Silver
BBC News (World)
The gender biases that shape our brains
11+ min · · The toys we give to children and the traits they are assigned can have lasting impacts on their lives, writes Melissa Hogenboom. · Shared by 66, including Nicolas Babin, Carly, Gisele Navarro
Insider Business
How Different Cultures Understand Time
13+ min · · Time may seem universal, but different cultures interpret it very differently. · Shared by 128, including Florian Hanke 🍎, Mark Kaigwa, Kris Fannin, Jacob Jarnvall, cbz, Andreas Bossard, Francis Wade at JumpLeap, mary elisabeth, Carly, Jane, Courtney Bolton ★, Maureen, Mark Needham, designshard, Leonid Bugaev, Sara Usinger, PotHix, Alex Blanes