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The Many Faces of Sir Walter Ralegh

Nobody has ever doubted that Sir Walter Ralegh is a significant figure. The nature of his significance has however changed over time, and those changes are reflected in images of the man even more…
PUBLISHED: March 1, 1998
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4628 words)

The Writing Revolution

For years, nothing seemed capable of turning around New Dorp High School’s dismal performance—not firing bad teachers, not flashy education technology, not after-school programs. So,…
AUTHOR:Peg Tyre
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1616 words)

Women and children first

15 March 2012 For decades the science of child-rearing was guided by patriarchal ideas, but now the cradle rocks to an older rhythm. Eric Michael Johnson, in conversation with eminent evolutionary…
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3928 words)

The Myth of the Disconnected Life

The new year is now well underway and many people have probably already broken the resolutions they made to disconnect from their digital devices more often and reconnect with the people and places…
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1710 words)
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