Who would you name as the partner of your unexpected friendship? What unlikely friendships have you forged? I first met Kathryn when I was ushered past the bustle of her senior living center entrance and brought into the den. The room was nicely sunned by neighboring windows, and she was seated formally, yet comfortably, having drifted into a doze. Her daughter-in-law jostled her, and becoming …
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Who’s #1? – Reconsidering the Summer Olympics Medal Count
The 2016 Summer Olympics games have ended. By flat gold medal count, the United States dominated. But considering wealth inequality in the world, does a straight gold medal tally make for the best measure of true Olympic success? What if we considered other broader and structural criteria? What message do we send when we relentlessly publicize tallies of gold medals won — and ignore the …