“This is Genocide, Broadcast in Real Time”: An Interview with the Founders of Save the Syrian Children Hippo Reads Staff Politics & Economics, Science & Medicine For a long time, Tamar and Phil Koosed felt removed from the atrocities in Syria. They knew what was going on, but it just wasn't "their cause." And then they started seeing photos of children being...
“Climate Change is a Human Rights Issue”: An Interview with Naomi Ages of Greenpeace Hippo Reads Staff Politics & Economics, Science & Medicine Naomi Ages is the climate liability project lead at Greenpeace USA, out there fighting the good environmental fight day after day. Our editor Tori Telfer chatted with her about keeping the oil and gas...
Scholar Source: Hippo’s New Service Hippo Reads Staff News Hippo is launching a new service! We've always been devoted to connecting research with the general public. Now, we're taking the next step in unlocking academia. We're inviting journalists to connect...
We’re Expanding! Hippo Reads Staff News We here at Hippo have some big news. We're in the process of moving our Reads magazine from a strict submission process to one that is open-source and community-based. In other words, members of our...
Has the Anthropocene Era Begun? Ask Former UN Environmental Director Svein Tveitdal Any of Your Questions on Climate Change Hippo Reads Staff Science, Science & Medicine Today, the media is dominated by reports documenting the rising sea levels, increasing global carbon emissions, and our entrance into the “Anthropocene” era: a new geological epoch created by human...
Know More About the Art and Science of Waiting Hippo Reads Staff News Earlier this month, Faith Kearns brought you the Art and Science of Waiting, which has become one of Hippo’s top posts in 2015. The post features the research of Kate Sweeny, an associate professor of...
Am I an Early Bird or Night Owl? Ask Dr. Steve Kay Anything about the Biology of Circadian Rhythms Hippo Reads Staff Science, Science & Medicine Interview by Ben Winterhalter When Dr. Steve Kay, the dean of USC Dornsife, finished his graduate work on genetics at UK’s University of Bristol, there were three words on his mind: “get to...