The Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) is also known as the “zagouti” or “jutía” in Spanish. It is the only species of hutia still alive and can be found on the island of Hispaniola, which is shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
The Titicaca water frog (Telmatobius coleus) is a species that’s in extreme danger of extinction.
On November 15, 2014, I went to a TEDYouth conference at the Brooklyn Museum where there was a full day of talks around the theme of “worlds imagined.”
When children are over-disciplined it has a long-term impact on society and themselves. Students are being excessively punished by suspension and expulsion at ages as early as four or five, and there are harmful consequences.
On August 9, 2014, police officer Darren Wilson shot unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. On December 13, 2014, tens of thousands of people gathered for the “Millions March” in New York City and across the country to protest police killings of unarmed black and brown people.
On November 9, 2014, Catalonia took a non-binding referendum, which was against the Spanish constitution, to become independent from Spain.
