[LIFE ★★] WHY DO SO MANY CHINESE STUDENTS CHOOSE U.S. UNIVERSITIES? (P1) There are more than a quarter of a million students from China in colleges in the United States. Why do so many now come to study in the …
[Life ★★] (P1) People in the USA have different ideas about what school is for. A poll found that 45 percent of people in the USA said the main goal was for students to take exams. Around a quarter of …
[Life ★★★★] Ambitions. Dreams. Plans. If these words drive and motivate you, then you definitely aspire to be successful. Being aspirational is one of the most positive qualities one can possess because it pushes you forward to become a better-equipped individual. …
[Life ★★★] (P1) Road rage is aggressive behavior by drivers on the road. It has become so common that some psychologists say it is a mental disorder. Many things can cause road rage. Some driving experts think road rage occurs because people watch chase scenes on TV. Others watch Formula One races and …
[Life ★] (P1) Do you think you could build a boat completely from cardboard? Maybe you say, ”no”, but two men from England say, “of course you can!” (P2) Over ten days, they turned 300 old boxes into a boat. They …
[Life ★★★] (P1) According to recent studies, Scandinavian countries are doing more for women than any other country on Earth. In general, being a woman in northern Europe is better than elsewhere around the world. In global rankings, Iceland leads the world in terms of gender equality. Sweden, Norway, …
[LIFE ★] PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE GENDER STEREOTYPES (P1) Old beliefs die hard—especially the habit of STEREOTYPING people based on GENDER. Even though a lot has changed for women over the years, a study just published in Psychology of Women Quarterly shows that many of our …
[LIFE ★★] DENMARK IS WORLD’S HAPPIEST COUNTRY (P1) Denmark is the world’s happiest country, according to a report that urges nations to address INEQUALITY and protect the ENVIRONMENT. (P2) The report, prepared by the SUSTAINABLE Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the …
[LIFE ★★] PUERTO RICO IS LOSING DOCTORS (P1) Puerto Rico is losing people. Due to a decade-long RECESSION, more than 50,000 residents leave the island each year—most for jobs and new lives in the MAINLAND U.S. This issue is affecting healthcare, …
[LIFE ★] WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF EMAIL? (P1) Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email, died last week at the age of 74. He chose the previously little-used @ symbol on a standard keyboard as the best way to join the …