Jesse Singer articles

Ask adults what makes America great, and you’ll get big-picture answers. Ask kids, and you’ll get something way more honest. Surveys from groups like Pew Research Center, Gallup Student Poll, and UNICEF offer a glimpse into what children actually value about the country they live in. Some of these might surprise you.

For years, scientists believed they had Neanderthals figured out—especially their most recognizable feature: those large noses. The explanation felt simple, logical, and widely accepted. But a new fossil discovery is now forcing researchers to revisit that assumption in a big way.

What we have here is a ranking of the 80 countries around the world with the most American expats. Can you guess which countries land in the top 10? A few of them will definitely surprise you.

Traveler’s checks were once considered the safest way to carry money on a trip—protected, replaceable, and widely accepted almost everywhere. But what happens when you show up with $2,000 in them…and suddenly no one will take them?

Some people stock up on snacks. Others stock up on generators, bunkers, and a very specific sense of smugness. Whether it’s extreme weather, survival culture, or just a deep distrust of the system, certain states are far more likely to be standing in the rubble saying, “Yeah… we warned you.”

There’s no shortage of college rankings—but they rarely agree. So instead of relying on just one, we combined the three biggest and most important ones out there: U.S. News, QS World Rankings, and Times Higher Education.

Every year the U.S. News & World Report put out their ranking of the "Best States to Live In"—And one of the factors they use to determine said ranking is a state's "Quality of Life".

Your bag met the carry-on rules, so you assumed it would go in the overhead bin. But then you get to the gate and are told it needs to fit under the seat. Not only that, but if it doesn’t fit, you’re going to have to pay to check it. So when did that become part of the rule?

A lot of things Baby Boomers used to rely on are quietly disappearing (and some not so quietly). Not changing—disappearing. And while younger generations might assume newer is always better, there’s a long list of items, habits, everyday conveniences, and “normal” parts of life that Millennials are really going to miss when they’re gone…even if they don’t realize it yet.