In this 1958 lecture on obsolescence in American education, given at The University of Illinois on October 2, 1958, Margaret Mead addressed a growing concern that the rapid pace of social and technological change was rendering traditional educational models increasingly outdated. Speaking at a moment when the United States was
Much as many would like to think a year like 1967 was the stepping off point in American culture, it was also the year much of America clung desperately to the familiar and the traditional – Art Linkletter was safe harbor for an America on the verge of fracturing. At
Thrifty Drug Stores in-store announcements – circa 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Difficult to imagine there was a time when going to a drugstore meant a whole lot more than cold pills aspirin and razors. But aside from the customary bill-of-fare, Drug Stores were places you could buy jewelry,
The 1970s, aside from being a decade of more upheavals and change, was also a decade of considerable self-examination. The 1970s marked a turning point in how Americans thought about self-expression, personal rights, and communication. At the heart of these cultural shifts was the concept of assertive behavior—the ability to
With the sad and sobering news of the death of Anthropologist and Primatologist Jane Goodall earlier this week, we’re reminded of the astonishing and essential work she was able to accomplish in our understanding of the animal world around, particularly Chimpanzees. Regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology, she was best known
