#cultural-context

#cultural-context

I fall down YouTube rabbit holes sometimes as a way of unwinding. Lately, the algorithm has been sending me videos of teenagers covering rock songs from the '70s and early '80s, and some of them are better than they have any right to be. I've been particularly struck by how many of these bands choose to do covers of Rush songs.

The course 'Understanding the Universe: From Atoms to the Big Bang' is designed for non-science majors, focusing on exploring humanity's confrontation with the material world without math.

Suman Fernando's groundbreaking work in critical psychiatry emphasized the importance of race and cultural context in mental health, challenging institutional racism and advocating for equity.

Cimer is a popular verlan expression that means ‘thank you’—it’s more casual than the standard form, akin to saying 'ta' or 'cheers'.

People inevitably conclude that the terms they chose somehow differentiated them from others, with many listed characteristics highlighting experiences that shape their identities.