For several thousand years, sex education was simple: do it the way God says do it. However, that straightforward counsel began to undergo a major overhaul in 1964 with the …
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Selfies with Bears (Elephants and Heights)
Our species is enamored with taking selfies. It’s been estimated that Millennials will take a staggering 25,000 pictures of themselves across their lifetime! But it’s not just young people who …
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Jaron Lanier on Social Media
“I can’t call them social networks anymore. I call them behavior modification empires.”
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Stop signs serve a really important purpose: they warn drivers they’re approaching danger. But what happens if a stop sign isn’t where it’s supposed to be? What happens if there’s …
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When Mark Cropp was 17, the New Zealander made the bad decision of pulling a knife on a tourist. Sadly, the prison sentence he faced for the crime wasn’t enough …
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My New Boyfriend
As promised, Jessica brought her new boyfriend, Dylan, by the house to meet her parents on Friday evening. When they opened the front door, mom and dad weren’t exactly thrilled …
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On Christmas Day in 2013, Carmen Lopez of Bothell, Washington sat around the tree with her family to open up presents. Her parents were planning on surprising the teenager with …
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Facebook Failure
In November of 2011, the Snay family won a hard fought legal battle against Gulliver Preparatory School in South Florida on the grounds of discrimination. They were awarded a whopping …
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A Better Mugshot
Let’s say you’ve just escaped jail and you’re on the run from the law when you see your picture posted online. What would you do? No matter how you answer …