Hundreds of meters below the surface of the ocean, Laura Robinson probes the steep slopes of massive undersea mountains. She's on the hunt for thousand-year-old corals that she can test in a nuclear reactor to discover how the ocean changes over time. By studying the history of the earth, Robinson hopes to find clues of what might happen in the ...

The year is 432 BCE. As dawn breaks over Athens, Pheidias is already late for work. He is the chief builder for the Parthenon — Athens' newest and largest temple— and when he arrives onsite, city officials accuse him of embezzling gold from the temple's sacred central statue. He has until sundown to prove his innocence or face the courts. Mark R...

By age 6, girls and boys may both associate brilliance to boys, and girls may begin opting out of activities that are deemed to require intelligence or brilliance, according to research published in Science Magazine. We know the messages young children receive about gender predisposes them to certain beliefs - about others, and about themselves....

"“You can dig a treasure not only below the ground, but also within your body, in your heart, and in your mind” - LYR Lorenzo Ysulat Rubinos Sr., also known as LYR, shares his life journey and the secret to his success. Born into a simple family, he faced financial challenges but was determined to achieve his dreams. Through hard work and perse...

In 2018 I went to a three-day, six hundred-person writer’s retreat and quickly realized that I was the only Black person there. During those three days I had a very dual experience, one as a writer and another as a Black woman. This talk is about how we can all participate in the process of intentional inclusion and hopefully prevent others from...