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Asian Jewish Americans Have a Double Reason to Celebrate Their Heritage in May

Culture / 5 min. read

May is both Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month. Two entirely separate commemorations for two entirely separate communities, right? Think again. Not only do Asian American Jews exist, but we come from a variety of places and come to Judaism in a range of ways.

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With Donated Furniture, Nonprofit Provides “A Sense of Home” for Foster Youth Living on Their Own

Exclusive, Humanity / 6 min. read

There are approximately 400,000 children currently living in foster care in the United States. These kids often shuffle from house to house, sometimes toting what few belongings they own in just a trash bag. Every year, around 20,000 young people age out of the system, and for them, the process of finding and furnishing a

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Morocco’s High-Speed Railway — the Only One in Africa — Is Extending to 3 Gorgeous Cities

Tech / 3 min. read

Bullet trains have been all the rage in recent years. California has a project in the works, Europe is developing another line connecting Germany and France, and now, Morocco is extending its own high-speed railway — the only one in Africa.  The coastal country has made some major infrastructure upgrades in the past two decades, Business

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Practicing Self-Control Offers “an Immensely Broad Range of Benefits” — Here Are 3 Ways to Get Started

Health / 6 min. read

Where there’s a will, there’s a way — but what if you have no will? Whether you want to get better at putting down that cookie, taking deep breaths before blowing up at a friend, or resisting your fifth Amazon purchase of the week, mastering self-control is an important life skill when it comes to

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High School Seniors Are Decorating Cakes After Being Rejected From Colleges — Here’s Why

Culture / 4 min. read

“My name is Megan, and I got deferred from Princeton,” a grinning high school student announces in a TikTok video with nearly 400,000 likes, before inserting a toothpick flag with a tiger-print Princeton “P” into a rainbow sprinkled cake. “Yay!” a group of her friends cheer in the background. In the video, captioned “Deferral is

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New Wearable Tech Can Detect Heart Attacks in Real Time, Study Finds

Health / 2 min. read

When it comes to identifying a heart attack, every minute counts — and according to the British Heart Foundation, every 10-minute delay in treatment can lead to an extra 3.3 deaths per 100 patients. So, to help speed up the time to treatment, a team of researchers from the University of Mississippi developed wearable technology

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Thoughtful Presents to Celebrate All the Moms in Your Life This Mother’s Day

Lifestyle, Things We Love / 7 min. read

Loving, caring, superhuman — these are just some of the words that might come to mind when we think of the moms and mother figures in our lives. They’re the ones we call when something good (or bad) happens, lean on when we need advice, and perhaps text from the plane before takeoff and again when we land. 

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Tiny New Species of Snail With Unusual Shell Named After Picasso

Science / 2 min. read

In yet another example of nature serving as the world’s largest open-air art museum, a tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. The 3-millimeter creature (about half the size of a medium grain of rice) was discovered by an international team exploring snail diversity in Southeast Asia. 

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