Big Bird deserves to lose this time. In the past, whenever Republicans have tried to cut federal funding for public broadcasting, the eight-foot-two-inch-tall yellow bird has been trotted out as an exemplar of all that is good and necessary about public broadcasting, and the federal dollars ...
For more than 40 years, the Department of Defense has operated satellites that collect information about atmospheric and oceanic conditions. The microwave frequencies from the DOD satellites provide data that is processed by a group within the Navy and shared with scientists and weather ...
The Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health recently came out with information that should not be a surprise: Youth can get mental health benefits from extracurricular activities. The office detailed the connections between extracurricular activities and youth mental health in its most ...
As I write this, it’s again to help us not to let the world changing events get us depressed. With climate change still going on and our leaders in Washington, D.C., still not getting along, we must not watch too much news but get out and enjoy our summer days. There are places to go where ...
Can you hear the canary in the economy's coal mine singing her heart out? You know that we are headed for trouble when some masses start buying groceries on the installment plan. That is the business model behind the popular "Buy Now, Pay Later" (BNPL) borrowing platforms — loans that ...
The psychologist Abraham Maslow came up with a theory of how humans can reach their full potential. His article titled “A Theory of Human Motivation” appeared in a 1943 edition of “Psychological Review.” In it, Maslow describes an ascending order of needs that must be met for people ...