Written by Sandra Upson for the Scientific American In the biggest student-led protest in Taiwan’s history, an estimated 10,000 peoplehave surrounded government buildings in Taipei in opposition to an impending trade deal with mainland China. The movement began spontaneously, when hundreds of protestors seized control of Taiwan’s main legislative building last [...]

Stress, anger, disappointment — these are parts of life, just like happiness, calmness and laughter. How do you deal with difficult situations and emotions? What do you do to cultivate a sense of well-being and peace for yourself? Two recent New York Times Opinion pieces take on this question, and [...]

It's often said that the closest interaction many Americans have with other countries' cultures is through food. That kind of culinary diplomacy is particularly common in Washington, D.C., where immigrants from all over the world have cooked up a diverse food scene. Now one scholar-in-residence at American University is using [...]

The Choices Program is a non-profit organization based at Brown University that develops curricula on current and historical international issues. Course materials place special emphasis on the importance of educating students in their participatory role as citizens. Read their education guide on nuclear weapons: Nuclear Weapons: What Should Our Policy Be?

A new report called Nuclear Famine: Two Billion People at Risk summarizes major studies from 2012 and 2013 that show that even a very limited nuclear exchange would have catastrophic humanitarian consequences throughout the world. The report outlines new research about how the decline in food production that would follow a limited [...]

Here are some videos that you can use to learn about the impact of nuclear weapons. The Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear War International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons The urgency of banning nuclear weapons Please add comments to this posting, share the videos with your network and send us other [...]