A college student from 1975 transported to a modern campus would recognize the buildings, but almost nothing else. The transformation goes far beyond WiFi—it's about cost, connectivity, mental health, and what it actually means to be a college student in America.
Mar 13, 2026
When news of the Boston Massacre reached London, it was already three weeks old. When Lincoln was shot, the West Coast didn't know for days. Today, a breaking event trends worldwide in under three minutes. The speed at which information travels has changed more than almost anything else in human history — and we're still figuring out what that means.
Mar 13, 2026
In 1954, Roger Bannister did something the world said couldn't be done — he ran a mile in under four minutes. Seventy years later, that same time wouldn't get him a scholarship at a mid-tier university. Here's what that tells us about the limits we think exist right now.
Mar 13, 2026