Need something to read...watch...hear?
The books, articles, and podcasts below are all just suggestions. They are by no means mandatory and will never be on a test. While the content is not graphic or gratuitous, at times mature themes are discussed. Please be cognizant of this prior to cosuming any of this media.
Fiction and Nonfiction Books
Sapiens by Noah Yuval Harari
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert
Dreamland by Sam Quinones
Quiet by Susan Cain
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
Extra Life by Steven Johnson
Tribe by Sebastian Junger
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
Articles, Essays, and Stories
Eustress and Distress: Neither Good Nor Bad, but Rather the Same? from BioEssays
In a Perpetual Present by Isabel Hayasaki
Less Family, More Meal by Kate Telfeyan
Data Mining Techniques in Analyzing Process Data from Frontiers in Psychology
What the Bay Area Can Teach Us about Fighting a Pandemic by Jay Kaspian Kang
Even If You Can’t See It: Invisible Disability and Neurodiversity by Sejal A. Shah
The Next Affordable City is Already Too Expensive by Conor Dougherty
The history of fantasy is racialized by Sam Thielman
Documentaries and Films
Fantastic Fungi on Netflix
The Social Dilemma on Netflix
Taco Chronicles (series) on Netflix
The Phenomenon on Tubi
The Rescue on Disney+
Podcasts, Speeches, and Lectures
The Ezra Klein Show
The Argument
Hidden Brain
Radio Lab
The Moth
What Makes a Good Life, TED