In a new U.S. poll, a majority identify as 'pro-choice' for the first time in decades
The Gallup poll, conducted after the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade, says that 55 percent of Americans now identify as pro-choice, up from 49 percent last year.
Read more ...A teacher who was at the Parkland shooting offers advice for the Uvalde survivors
Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting in 2018, shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas, after last week's mass shooting there.
Read more ...The name of the town comes from a misspelled Spanish name. The way people say it traces a long history of racializing Latinos in the U.S.
Read more ...Marcia Belsky: That time when NASA (almost) sent Sally Ride to space with 100 tampons
Ahead of her 1983 space flight, NASA suggested sending astronaut Sally Ride with 100 tampons for the week-long trip. (That's too many.) In 2020, comedian Marcia Belsky sang a song about it.
Read more ...Kasha Patel: Why we should use comedy to explain science
Can humor help us learn about the world? Science writer and comedian Kasha Patel thinks so. She applies the scientific method to stand-up comedy, and uses humor to teach science.
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