NASA’S New Horizons Gives Us Stunning Images of Pluto
This Tuesday morning, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft sped past Pluto at a trajectory of 31,000 mph, coming 7,800 feet from the planet’s surface. The…
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News Not Noise – Week of July 6
The FDA and the Trans Fat Ban
Our opinion piece this week comes from the blog of Dr. Michael R. Eades: An editorial in the Wall Street Journal today makes the…
Read More#1 – Colorado’s Impactful Free Long-Acting Birth Control Program
Here’s a crazy idea, help women avoid unwanted pregnancies and they’re more likely to not get pregnant, to finish high school and college, they…
Read More#2 – Five Hostages
Our number two piece comes from The New Yorker. Until recently, they had not known of one another, or of the unexpected benefactor who…
Read More#3 – For Couples, Time Can Upend the Laws of Attraction
The best advice I can offer young people going off to college is: Don’t hook-up with anyone in the first few weeks. Why? Because…
Read More#4 – Greece
Greece is like the friend who’s always maxing out her credit cards and always has some new plan to deal with the mounting interest,…
Read More#5 – A 16 year wait was over in 16 minutes
In a stunning victory, the US women’s soccer team beat Japan for their third World Cup title. “With a blaze that cut through the…
Read MoreWhy the Lack of Women in Educational Leadership Matters
Looking back on my time from kindergarten to senior year of high school, the majority of my teachers were female. I only had five…
Read MoreMagic Mike spurs discussion about gender politics
If you’ve turned on the TV in the past month, no doubt you’ve seen that there is a Magic Mike sequel: XXL. This piece…
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