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Pacific communities marked the 70th year of nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll in Marshall Islands by highlighting the demand for justice and accountability. March 1 is Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day, but in Marshall Islands it is commemorated as Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day in honor of the victims of Castle Bravo, the codename for the thermonuclear bomb test made by the United States military. The 15-megaton bomb dropped on Bikini Atoll was the equivalent of a thousand Hiroshima bombs. It created a mushroom cloud that reached 40 kilometers into the atmosphere and its radioactive fallout affected nearby inhabited atolls. The US military…
Paul Crutzen, who proposed the Anthropocene epoch in 2002, wasn’t a geologist. He was an atmospheric chemist. This fact might explain the decision to reject his proposed new epoch. He wasn’t thinking like a geologist when he suggested the Anthropocene. I’m not a geologist either and have no opinion on whether they got this decision right or wrong within their field. But I do know we live in a world under intense pressure from humans. Humans are changing the climate, contributing to the mass extinction of thousands of species, moving sand at a scale equal to all the rivers on the planet,…
Two separate groups have carried the name NAAWP. One existed from 1954–1955, the other from 1979 to the present. The formation of most white supremacist groups can be linked to specific events. The various waves of the KKK could be tied to the emancipation of the enslaved, the release of ‘Birth of a Nation,’ and in response to desegregation. The emergence of MAGA was in response to the election of President Barack Obama. The first version of the NAAWP was formed after the Brown v. Board of Education decision that required the integration of schools. “Like clockwork, whenever racial progress…
From NASCAR to Formula One, motorsport racing has massively increased its profile within the last several years. This sport’s global market share is worth $5.11 billion, with a CAGR of 7.9 percent from 2023–2028. With that boost in valuation, a new crop of diverse young talents is also on the rise. Whether they’re building momentum on the track or celebrating wins on social media, here are five up-and-coming motorsport racers to watch in 2024. Ugo Ugochukwu Age: 16, Instagram: @ugougochukwu When he first sped onto the racing scene at seven years old, Ugo Ugochukwu wasted no time establishing himself as a…
It’s that time of year again. Summer is cranking up the heat for another round of ferocious, hot, sweaty days. Still, the mornings feel cool, it’s comfortable enough to open windows. Days are getting shorter. The seasons are changing. Football season has begun. Football consumes local news programs. Predictions, reports, recruiting analysis, touching, heartwarming stories of human-interest involving football players. Sports reporters have trouble containing their glee when talking about the potential glory. It’s a dull, throbbing, repetitive, white noise across the spectrum. All those wasted hours talking about thousands of young men wasting all that time and effort doing…
Working in sports is often seen as pretty glamorous. The access to sporting superstars, travel, huge venues and a global audience make a carer in professional sports hugely attractive. It isn’t all glamour though, particularly if you are looking to become part of the sports media community. Getting that foot in the door, becoming accredited and getting the big gigs are all highly competitive, and where do you start? Oli Harris wants you to start with The Sporting Blog. In 2017, Oli was daydreaming about working in professional sports, having played tennis, cricket and other racket sports at a decent level…
It’s perhaps not especially surprising that after enduring decades of head-thumping collisions on the football field, many NFL veterans spend their retirements grappling with declining brain health. Almost all—92%—of ex-NFL players studied have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The new findings, suggest it’s not just grizzled old pro athletes who should be concerned about the degenerative brain disease. Researchers found that young, amateur athletes who play some of the most physical contact sports also seem to be at risk, despite their comparatively short, lower profile playing careers. “WE’RE SEEING THE BEGINNINGS OF THIS DISEASE IN YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE…
Why do we feel so strongly about our teams? And is there a way to avoid the deep letdown of a loss? Here, Cypher, a certified mental performance consultant and expert in performance psychology at the University of Rochester Medicine Orthopaedics and Physical Performance, shares insight into the emotions we feel as avid sports fans—and how to always enjoy the game, even when it ends badly: Q: Why do we feel so strongly about our teams? And is there a way to avoid the deep letdown of a loss? A: The emotional rollercoaster we feel when our favorite sports team competes is…
College athletes playing this fall have spent months practicing and preparing for the season. But the stressors they face—from the pressure to win every week to balancing academic workloads and maintaining their physical health—can take a toll on this group of students. Lauren Beasley, assistant professor in the College of Education & Human Development at Georgia State University and Steven Hoffman, an assistant professor at Brigham Young University, coauthored the study in the Journal of Sport and Social Issues. For the study, the researchers sent an online survey to 205 undergraduate student athletes participating in National Collegiate Athletic Association sports and…
Want to be a badass at cornhole? Buy the Bags Ahoy Backpack! So you’re at the park playing cornhole with the guys. You pull out the cornhole bags that you keep in an old grocery sack in the garage. But your buddy has the Bags Ahoy Cornhole Backpack! As you eye your buddy’s bags, you notice how fresh his bags are…but yours are moldy from being stored in a musty garage. Then in the middle of your match, one of your bags splits. You lose the game… But since you bet your house and your kid’s college tuition on this…