Blackness and beauty As an American born to Nigerian parents, I was raised primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom and Côte d’Ivoire. The women in my family – my mother, grandmother and aunts – are formidable characters but, … Continue reading The narrative on beauty
Xenophobic one minute, tolerant the next: humans are strange primates Whether they are proposing to build a wall or to exit an international coalition, populist politicians like to pitch themselves as keeping ‘outsiders’ at bay, and it clearly strikes a … Continue reading Group loyalty
Technology Sabotaged Public Safety When my father was 18 years old, he fell asleep at the wheel while driving home late. That’s never good, but it was particularly bad then, in 1954, the year he crashed his car on the … Continue reading Without us even noticing
The Self-Confidence Tipping Point In the ’90s, when I was growing up, self-esteem was treated by adults like a magical invincibility shield. Self-confidence could protect you from all of life’s horrors, the thinking seemed to be. In one excruciating episode, … Continue reading Self-esteem and narcissism
Why We Want the McRib Today, the McRib has returned. Even in Michigan where the McRib reputedly was absent last year, there are unconfirmed reports that it’s being made right now in the Detroit metro area and perhaps elsewhere in … Continue reading Seasonal sandwiches
The Connection Between Your Birth Year and Your Driving Behavior Taking a leap from 1964 to 1980 to 2000, you discover a connection, And it all relates to driving a car. Driving Behavior. Our story starts in 1978 when you … Continue reading Gasoline price and driving
The Sleep Habits That Can Improve Your Grades, According to a New Study Jeffrey Grossman set out to study how exercise affects college students’ grades. What he found, instead, offers uniquely specific insight into the impact sleep has on academic … Continue reading Sleep and study
