By Eugenia Valais Now, as the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests are getting less coverage in mass media, and the U.S. is making attempts towards police reform in cities like Minneapolis, L.A., and more, the movement’s momentum seems to be dwindling in popular culture. What remains is the division betweenContinue Reading
By Caitlin Elston-Weidinger The events of the first half of 2020 have been an aberration from normalcy for some, and a continued intersection of class and racial struggles for others. In the wake of the soft-reopening of most cities around the world, our attention has veered from the global pandemicContinue Reading
By Juni Moltubak Neither unforeseen, nor unexpected, but yet shocking and disruptive. The death of George Floyd caused global reverberations across political, social, and emotional spectra. In addition, this wave of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests has to a large degree spread online, amplifying its transnational and transcultural scope. BLMContinue Reading
By Helena Reinders Must have reads, podcasts, and more. “It’s not about Black Lives Matter, it’s about learning what that means.” – Frederick Joseph Oftentimes, popular TV-shows and dramas quickly brush over the subject of police violence in the US, especially towards its black citizens. Take for example ER, seasonContinue Reading
By Helena Reinders Oftentimes, exercise is promoted as a way to improve one’s physical health. What people tend to forget, however, is that exercise can also drastically improve a person’s mental health. The first part of this article will focus on explaining the benefits of exercise for mental health, andContinue Reading
By Zuzanna Mietlińska Why Jews are overrepresented in competent positions It’s not anti-Semitic to ask why there is a disproportionate number of ‘economically successful’ people of Jewish origin in relation to their population. Jews make up more than 1/5th of the world’s Nobel Prize winners (including over 40% in economics)Continue Reading
By Zuzanna Mietlińska & Joanna Sowińska There are many ways you can protest these days. You can march on the streets, you can picket, you can riot. You can also boycott or work via unconventional tools, such as the Internet. The following article describes how two coexisting phenomena have contributed to the birthingContinue Reading
By Lauren Griesedieck No, this is not a piece about why I love Joe Biden (because that is definitely not true). This is about why I am voting for him anyway, and why you should support him too. There is much at stake in this election, and voting for localContinue Reading
If you happen to find yourself at home right now with nothing to do, we have just the thing for you. In a collaboration between our Sphaera staff, we made a list of book recommendations with something for everyone. From interesting academic related topics to thrilling novels, this list willContinue Reading
By Zuzanna Mietlińska While mainstream media covers such topics as virus spreading, death tolls and prevention methods of COVID-19 around the world, there are still sources of information that give us the spark of joy. These are, to say the least, uninformative and non-opinion-forming sites on the Internet that capContinue Reading