Over the past decade, technology companies and their leaders have launched diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, hoping to make employees of all backgrounds and experiences feel welcome in our industry. We failed. The data shows that, especially in the tech space, we have not moved the needle on the number of women, blacks, or Latinos in our ... Read more
About 66 million years ago, a terrible extinction event wiped out the dinosaurs. But it wasn’t the only event of this kind — extinctions of various severity have occurred throughout the Earth’s history — and are still happening all around us today. Borths, D’Emic, and Pritchard give a quick history of mass extinctions, featuring animation ... Read more
Skid Row is perhaps one of the most well known homeless encampments in the United States, and as a result, there has been a long and difficult history with police interaction with its residents, many of whom are black. This episode of the Embedded podcast from NPR explores the relationship with the homeless and police ... Read more
Why should a good education be exclusive to rich kids? Schools in low-income neighborhoods across the US, specifically in communities of color, lack resources that are standard at wealthier schools — things like musical instruments, new books, healthy school lunches and soccer fields — and this has a real impact on the potential of students. ... Read more
As rents in major cities increase exponentially every year, skyrocketing the average cost of living beyond the means of most, advocates for change are suggesting instating rent control. They face opposition from economists and real estate firms who claim that rent control discourages new construction projects that bring income to cities. This episode of the ... Read more