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Culture	When Kids Ran the World: A Forgotten History of the Junior Republic Movement In an era when public opinion favored sheltering young people from adult society, the Freeville republic and its many descendants immersed them in carefully designed models of that society instead. Jennifer S. Light \| Oct 9, 2020
Science & Tech	Why It’s So Difficult to Accomplish Inclusion: Homophily and Diversity As with many preferences, homophily, or a tendency to associate with similar individuals, tends to operate outside awareness. Abigail J. Stewart and Virginia Valian \| Oct 1, 2020
Culture	'Messengers of Goodwill': America’s Tokens of Friendship and Power In early cultural exchange programs, the act of sending gifts abroad often doubled as an opportunity for children to rehearse and reinforce narratives about their own national superiority and exceptionalism. Katie Day Good \| Jul 28, 2020
Culture	Leveraging the MOOC Precedent in the Age of COVID-19 MOOCs, or massive open online courses, can provide guidance and even resources for schools attempting the swift conversion of entire academic programs. Jonathan Haber \| Apr 7, 2020
Economics	MIT Economist on Coronavirus: Young People “Going to Get Squashed” The younger generation, already saddled with student debt and uncertain jobs, will pay a high price as the crisis unfolds. Lynn Parramore, INET \| Mar 20, 2020
Culture	Ten Tips for Cultivating Creativity, From the Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT The challenge is not how to “teach creativity” to children, but rather how to create a fertile environment in which their creativity will take root, grow, and flourish. Mitchel Resnick \| Mar 19, 2020
Culture	How to Write a Thesis, According to Umberto Eco “You are not Proust. Do not write long sentences.” Umberto Eco \| Jul 8, 2019