Inspiring

October 6, 2025

Meet the Physicist Who Wrote Over 2,000 Wikipedia Biographies for Women in STEM

In 2018, Jessica Wade wrote the first of thousands of Wikipedia articles uplifting female scientists. This initial entry was inspired by her meeting climate researcher Kim Cobb at a conference. Impressed by her work, Wade decided to learn more about her and look up the scientist on Wikipedia. “I thought Cobb was so incredible,” Wade said in a 2019 interview with AAAS. “I went to check if she had a [Wikipedia] page, and she didn’t.

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October 1, 2025

Chinese Student Befriends Elderly Londoner and Takes Care of Him for the Rest of His Life

They say you can’t choose your family, but you can choose your friends. In some unique cases, though, you can find friendship in unexpected places and they can become like family. In 1999, a young man named Song Yang had recently arrived in London as a student. Having recently traveled from Zhengzhou, China, the then 19-year-old found himself alone and in a foreign country for the first time in his life.

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September 24, 2025

Jimmy Kimmel Returns To Air Following Outpouring of Support Including 400 Celebrities and the ACLU

Late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel returned to air last night after his show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, was pulled by ABC’s parent company, Disney, last week under pressure by the from the Trump Administration. In his opening monologue, he expressed deep gratitude for everyone, across the political spectrum and all walks of life, for the support.

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