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Friday, December 4, 2020

Skin in the Game: Wall Street’s answer to the student-debt crisis

 https://harpers.org/archive/2020/12/skin-in-the-game-wall-street-student-debt-crisis/

Posted by Krista at 4:26 PM No comments:

Sunday, November 29, 2020

An unusual snack for cows, a powerful fix for climate: Feeding them seaweed slashes the amount of methane they burp into the atmosphere

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/11/27/climate-solutions-seaweed-methane/

Posted by Krista at 8:30 PM No comments:

Friday, November 27, 2020

The Mystery of Florida's Cannonball-Eating Spanish Fort

 https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-mystery-of-florida-s-cannonball-eating-spanish-fort

Posted by Krista at 5:25 PM No comments:

Sunday, November 15, 2020

3 Signs You’re the Toxic Person in Your Workplace (and What to Do About It)

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/3-signs-you-re-the-toxic-person-in-your-workplace-and-what-to-do-about-it
Posted by Krista at 8:58 PM No comments:

Monday, November 9, 2020

The Unexpected Benefits of Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Polling

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-unexpected-benefits-of-thinking-for-yourself-in-an-age-of-polling#1013172

Posted by Krista at 5:16 PM No comments:

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

The Complete Guide to Motivation

 https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2020/11/02/motivation/

Posted by Krista at 2:40 PM No comments:

Monday, November 2, 2020

How to Thrive When Everything Feels Terrible

 https://hbr.org/2020/10/how-to-thrive-when-everything-feels-terrible

Posted by Krista at 8:32 PM No comments:

Thursday, October 29, 2020

Sharks Wash Up on Beaches, Stabbed by Swordfish

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/science/swordfish-stabbing-sharks.html

Posted by Krista at 6:05 PM No comments:

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

The True Cost of Marijuana: A Colorado Town That Went All-In

 https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-true-cost-of-marijuana-a-colorado-town-that-went-all-in_3546091.html

Posted by Krista at 8:10 PM No comments:

The need to touch: The language of touch binds our minds and bodies to the broader social world. What happens when touch becomes taboo?

 https://aeon.co/essays/touch-is-a-language-we-cannot-afford-to-forget

Posted by Krista at 7:51 PM No comments:

Monday, October 26, 2020

How solitude and isolation can affect your social skills

 https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201022-how-solitude-and-isolation-can-change-how-you-think

Posted by Krista at 8:37 PM No comments:

Man Made Whirlpool Powers A Village

 https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7oi1pt

Posted by Krista at 5:46 PM No comments:

Are We Trading Our Happiness for Modern Comforts? As society gets richer, people chase the wrong things.

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/why-life-has-gotten-more-comfortable-less-happy/616807/
Posted by Krista at 12:38 PM No comments:

Thursday, October 1, 2020

This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic It’s not R.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/k-overlooked-variable-driving-pandemic/616548/
Posted by Krista at 5:23 PM No comments:

Monday, September 14, 2020

Time to ditch ‘toxic positivity,’ experts say: ‘It’s okay not to be okay’

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/toxic-positivity-mental-health-covid/2020/08/19/5dff8d16-e0c8-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story.html

Posted by Krista at 4:47 PM No comments:

Sunday, September 6, 2020

How to Talk Yourself Into Better Endurance

 https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-talk-yourself-into-better-endurance

Posted by Krista at 7:43 PM No comments:

Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work

 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/amazon-drivers-are-hanging-smartphones-in-trees-to-get-more-work

Posted by Krista at 7:39 PM No comments:

Creepy ‘Geofence’ Finds Anyone Who Went Near a Crime Scene

 https://www.wired.com/story/creepy-geofence-finds-anyone-near-crime-scene/

Posted by Krista at 7:26 PM No comments:

Friday, September 4, 2020

Where Are the Socially Conservative Women in This Fight?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/opinion/sunday/conservative-women.html
Posted by Krista at 2:35 PM No comments:

Khan Academy’s Sal Khan shares advice for online learning: Do less, and turn off the camera

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/08/31/khan-academy-remote-learning/

Posted by Krista at 1:32 PM No comments:

Monday, August 31, 2020

Why It’s So Lonely at the Top: Work friendships are crucial to happiness. What happens when you can’t make them?

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/08/how-make-friends-lonely-boss-workaholic/615709/
Posted by Krista at 12:44 PM No comments:

A Parliament of Owls

 https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-parliament-of-owls

Posted by Krista at 12:37 PM No comments:

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Google Has a Plan to Disrupt the College Degree: Google's new certificate program takes only six months to complete, and will be a fraction of the cost of college.

 https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/google-plan-disrupt-college-degree-university-higher-education-certificate-project-management-data-analyst.html

Posted by Krista at 2:41 PM No comments:

HOW TO WIN ARGUMENTS AND ACTUALLY CHANGE SOMEONE'S MIND

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/how-to-win-arguments-actually-change-someones-mind
Posted by Krista at 2:29 PM No comments:

The Single Most Important Thinking Skill Nobody Taught You

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-single-most-important-thinking-skill-nobody-taught-you
Posted by Krista at 2:23 PM No comments:

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

We Aren’t Holding The Right People Responsible For Cancel Culture

 https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/elaminabdelmahmoud/cancel-culture-free-speech-big-tech-facebook-twitter

Posted by Krista at 3:48 PM No comments:

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

LANDMARK STUDY ON 11,196 COUPLES PINPOINTS WHAT DATING APPS GET SO WRONG

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/dating-study-predicts-happy-relationships
Posted by Krista at 2:12 PM No comments:

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

How one hour of slow breathing changed my life

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jul/26/every-breath-you-take-the-lost-art-of-breathing
Posted by Krista at 6:07 PM No comments:

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Growing Up Surrounded by Books Could Have Powerful, Lasting Effect on the Mind

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/growing-up-surrounded-by-books-could-have-powerful-lasting-effect-on-the-mind
Posted by Krista at 5:28 PM No comments:

Monday, July 20, 2020

The Dangerous Downsides of Perfectionism

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-dangerous-downsides-of-perfectionism
Posted by Krista at 4:32 PM No comments:

Monday, July 6, 2020

Why Smart Businesses Should Stop Requiring College Degrees: Because millions of people gained the skills and experience you need through alternative routes.

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/why-smart-businesses-should-stop-requiring-college-degrees.html
Posted by Krista at 5:37 PM No comments:

Sunday, June 28, 2020

To understand structural racism, look to our schools

https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/to-understand-structural-racism-look-to-our-schools/
Posted by Krista at 10:45 AM No comments:

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Serial Killers Should Fear This Algorithm

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/serial-killers-should-fear-this-algorithm
Posted by Krista at 4:33 PM No comments:

Friday, May 29, 2020

How to Complain and Get Results: Impersonal customer service makes it hard to get help. Here’s the script for success.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-complain-and-get-results
Posted by Krista at 3:49 PM No comments:

Monday, May 25, 2020

Even before the pandemic was declared, the global response was underway

https://www.deseret.com/faith/2020/5/23/21247256/mormon-covid-19-latter-day-saints-missionaries-church-pandemic-global-holland-nelson
Posted by Krista at 6:01 PM No comments:

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Losing touch: What 6 feet of safety costs us

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/5/12/21246611/coronavirus-utah-covid-physical-touch-hugs-hand-shakes-affection-distancing-effects
Posted by Krista at 5:38 PM No comments:

The Drug Runners

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-drug-runners
Posted by Krista at 5:23 PM No comments:

Sunday, May 10, 2020

Wearing masks may have a surprising unintended consequence

https://www.fastcompany.com/90501923/scientists-reveal-an-alarming-unintended-consequence-of-wearing-masks
Posted by Krista at 11:40 AM No comments:

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

How terrorist groups and gangs are responding to the coronavirus crisis

https://nypost.com/2020/05/06/how-terrorist-groups-and-gangs-are-responding-to-coronavirus/
Posted by Krista at 4:59 PM No comments:

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

7 Habits of the Happiest People (That Most of Us Rarely Practice)

https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/7-habits-of-happiest-people-that-most-of-us-rarely-practice.html
Posted by Krista at 6:51 PM No comments:

Monday, April 20, 2020

Tapping Into the Power of Humble Narcissism

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/tapping-into-the-power-of-humble-narcissism
Posted by Krista at 8:11 PM No comments:

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

‘No longer a luxury’: As life moves online, the offline fall behind

https://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2020/0407/No-longer-a-luxury-As-life-moves-online-the-offline-fall-behind
Posted by Krista at 2:55 PM No comments:

Monday, April 6, 2020

Stoners cheered when Canada legalised cannabis. How did it go so wrong?

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/05/stoners-cheered-when-canada-legalised-cannabis-how-did-it-all-go-wrong
Posted by Krista at 10:22 AM No comments:

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Why Do Smart People Do Foolish Things?

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-do-smart-people-do-foolish-things
Posted by Krista at 6:27 PM No comments:

Saturday, March 28, 2020

Here There Be Whistlers: On a small Greek island, practitioners of an ancient whistling language are holding onto their culture as it slowly dies out.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/here-there-be-whistlers
Posted by Krista at 8:08 PM No comments:

Monday, March 23, 2020

Selfishness Is Learned

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/selfishness-is-learned
Posted by Krista at 10:09 AM No comments:

Friday, March 13, 2020

Mansplaining: New solutions to a tiresome old problem

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/mansplaining-new-solutions-to-a-tiresome-old-problem
Posted by Krista at 7:52 PM No comments:

How to Spot an Incompetent Leader

https://hbr.org/2020/03/how-to-spot-an-incompetent-leader
Posted by Krista at 7:44 PM No comments:

Friday, February 28, 2020

HOW HARD WILL THE ROBOTS MAKE US WORK? In warehouses, call centers, and other sectors, intelligent machines are managing humans, and they’re making work more stressful, grueling, and dangerous

https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/27/21155254/automation-robots-unemployment-jobs-vs-human-google-amazon
Posted by Krista at 5:42 PM No comments:

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

More women are in the workforce than men. Should we celebrate or be concerned?

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/1/19/21068930/women-workforce-gender-equality-gap
Posted by Krista at 6:25 PM No comments:

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

This map shows which companies have lasted hundreds (and even thousands) of years

https://www.fastcompany.com/90464459/this-map-shows-which-companies-have-lasted-hundreds-and-even-thousands-of-years
Posted by Krista at 6:44 PM No comments:

Thursday, February 13, 2020

People Born Blind Are Mysteriously Protected From Schizophrenia

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/939qbz/people-born-blind-are-mysteriously-protected-from-schizophrenia

Posted by Krista at 12:45 PM No comments:

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

The Golden Age of White Collar Crime Elite lawbreaking is out of control. This is the grotesque story of an existential threat to American society.

https://www.huffpost.com/highline/article/white-collar-crime/
Posted by Krista at 5:37 PM No comments:

What Would Happen If the World Suddenly Went Vegetarian?

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/what-would-happen-if-the-world-suddenly-went-vegetarian
Posted by Krista at 5:19 PM No comments:

The Woman Shaking Up the Diamond Industry: Eira Thomas’s company has used radical new methods to find some of the biggest uncut gems in history.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/03/the-woman-shaking-up-the-diamond-industry
Posted by Krista at 2:30 PM No comments:

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Why do so many incompetent men become leaders? And what can we do about it?

https://ideas.ted.com/why-do-so-many-incompetent-men-become-leaders-and-what-can-we-do-about-it
Posted by Krista at 5:02 PM No comments:

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

20 Online Courses That Will Make You More Successful in 2020

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/20-online-courses-that-will-make-you-more-successful-in-2020.html
Posted by Krista at 7:22 PM No comments:

If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? Turns out it’s just chance.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610395/if-youre-so-smart-why-arent-you-rich-turns-out-its-just-chance/
Posted by Krista at 7:13 PM No comments:

Is College Still Worth It? The New Calculus of Falling Returns

https://files.stlouisfed.org/files/htdocs/publications/review/2019/10/15/is-college-still-worth-it-the-new-calculus-of-falling-returns.pdf
Posted by Krista at 6:26 PM No comments:

Friday, January 10, 2020

Installing air filters in classrooms has surprisingly large educational benefits

https://www.vox.com/2020/1/8/21051869/indoor-air-pollution-student-achievement
Posted by Krista at 6:06 PM No comments:

Thursday, January 2, 2020

Why Doing Good Makes It Easier to Be Bad

http://nautil.us/blog/-why-doing-good-makes-it-easier-to-be-bad
Posted by Krista at 7:43 PM No comments:

Do You Intimidate Others? Here's How to Know

https://www.inc.com/wanda-thibodeaux/do-you-intimidate-others-heres-how-to-know.html
Posted by Krista at 7:24 PM No comments:

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

How to Be a Good Listener: The Experts’ Guide

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-be-a-good-listener-the-experts-guide
Posted by Krista at 1:44 PM No comments:

Monday, December 30, 2019

‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’: The Ongoing Saga of Pop’s Most Contentious Song

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lion-sleeps-tonight-lion-king-update-879663/
Posted by Krista at 4:10 PM No comments:

In the Jungle: Inside the Long, Hidden Genealogy of ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/in-the-jungle-inside-the-long-hidden-genealogy-of-the-lion-sleeps-tonight-108274/
Posted by Krista at 4:03 PM No comments:

Sunday, December 29, 2019

When the Body Attacks the Mind

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/07/when-the-body-attacks-the-mind/485564/ttacks the Mind
Posted by Krista at 7:17 PM No comments:

Why You Can’t Help But Act Your Age

http://aging.nautil.us/feature/218/why-you-cant-help-but-act-your-age
Posted by Krista at 7:06 PM No comments:

The Secret Tricks Hidden Inside Restaurant Menus

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-secret-tricks-hidden-inside-restaurant-menus
Posted by Krista at 6:44 PM No comments:

Thursday, December 19, 2019

What is Chocolate? Don't Go Through the Rest of Your Life Not Knowing

https://www.bonappetit.com/gallery/what-is-chocolate
Posted by Krista at 5:01 PM No comments:

Loyalty Nearly Killed My Beehive

http://nautil.us/issue/52/the-hive/loyalty-nearly-killed-my-beehive-rp
Posted by Krista at 1:24 PM No comments:

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Joseph in a cage, Mary on a raft: Should churches make political statements with Nativity scenes?

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2019/12/14/21004751/nativities-creches-political-statement-protest-nativities
Posted by Krista at 6:16 PM No comments:

12 People Talk Honestly About How They Paid Off Their Debt

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/paying-off-debt-millennials-student-loans
Posted by Krista at 5:42 PM No comments:

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Let's Colonize Titan: Saturn's largest moon might be the only place beyond Earth where humans could live

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/lets-colonize-titan/
Posted by Krista at 9:09 PM No comments:

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Fact: Introverts Are Better Leaders than Extroverts

https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/fact-introverts-are-better-leaders-than-extroverts.html
Posted by Krista at 7:20 PM No comments:

The Tragedy of the ‘Trans’ Child

https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/12/09/the-tragedy-of-the-trans-child/
Posted by Krista at 6:03 PM No comments:
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Krista
I have a B.A. in Political Science and a Master's Degree in Public Administration (M.P.A.) from Brigham Young University. In addition, I have a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Public Affairs from Virginia Tech. I have another Master's degree. This one is in Library Science (M.L.S.) from Emporia State University in Kansas. In my public administration studies I emphasized administrative ethics and administrative law. In library school I emphasized reference, especially using government documents and legal materials.
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