The Best “Smart” Beach Reads of 2014: Edition #1 Kaitlin Solimine Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, Psychology How to know what pages this summer make the sunscreen-slathered cut and which will stay on bookshelves? Hippo Reads is here to make recommendations for the smartest, and most engaging, summer reads in arts, literature, and psychology.
Pet or Predator? What Our Relationship to Animal Icons Says About Us Sarah LaBrie Psychology, Science, Science & Medicine Humankind’s relationship with the animal world has always been fraught with conflict. Enter Blackfish: 2013’s breakout Sundance documentary that tells the story of the 2010 death of Sea World trainer Dawn Brancheau. Blackfish and the ensuing controversy have opened up a necessary conversation about the ethics of using animals as entertainment.
Six Things You Don’t Know About the War on Drugs Anna Redmond Government We compiled some surprising statistics about America's longstanding War on Drugs — facts that may change your opinion on the continuing debate over legalization. 1. Over the last thirty years, our prison...
Why Oxycontin is a Drug Epidemic and What You Probably Don’t Know About It Ward Collins Government, Medicine, Science & Medicine, Society & Culture The term “war on drugs” conjures images of Reagan Era public service videos: the shady dealer dispensing trafficked narcotics on an inner-city street corner. But the reality has shifted dramatically....
Five Critically Endangered Species You Probably Don’t Know About Kaitlin Solimine Science, Science & Medicine Yes, the plight of the giant panda, polar bear, and Amur leopard make for compelling media coverage (and rightly so!) but here’s a list of creatures so close to extinction that conservationists are fighting...
Five Surprising Powers British Monarchs Still Retain Anna Redmond Government, History The announcement that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed a son has been greeted with much speculation. Will Kate practice attachment parenting? Will he be greeted with as devoted a group of...
Five Racially Controversial Verdicts in American History Darlene Kriesel and Athena Lark Government, Society & Culture The Mississippi Delta was no doubt as muggy this summer as it was in the summer of 1955 when fourteen-year-old Emmett Till walked into a grocery store in Money, Mississippi, and with his Chicago confidence...
