It's no surprise that TIPsters have published books, written for leading newspapers, and won literary awards—after all, TIPsters go on to do … [Read more...]
Turning Words into Images
“You don’t take a picture, you make it.” This quote from iconic landscape photographer Ansel Adams (look him up if you don’t know him!) … [Read more...]
Saving Endangered Languages
According to the New York Times, over half of the languages spoken across the world today are likely to die out within the next one hundred … [Read more...]
How Important Is an Author’s Writing Style?
What's more important: what you say, or how you say it? Parents all over the world are sure to point out that how you say something is no … [Read more...]
Are There Different Kinds of Knowledge?
According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: It is common in epistemology to distinguish among three kinds of knowledge. There's … [Read more...]
Are Superheroes Good for Democracy?
Here’s the scene: A man dressed in dark clothes is running down a street. He’s clutching a purse. Someone screams that he’s a thief, and … [Read more...]
Secret Identities in Everyday Life
You’ve probably heard the advice to “be true to yourself,” but have you ever wondered what that means? Have you ever felt like you were … [Read more...]
Superheroes and Greek Myths
Superheroes, for the most part, are the epitome of all that is modern, cutting-edge, and innovative. Just think Tony Stark’s ridiculous … [Read more...]
The Hope of Dystopia
In the opening scene of James Dashner’s 2009 young adult (“YA”) dystopian novel The Maze Runner, a boy inexplicably awakens in an elevator … [Read more...]