“Mami! My friends!” —Anouk-Aimée Belonni-Rosario Govens “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” —Thomas Aquinas “A friend is one of the best things you can be and the greatest things you can have.” —Sarah Valdez “…I have called you friends...” —John 15:15 “What are you teaching your child about what friendship requires?” —Kimberly Seals Allers Friendship is a widely digested and consumed concept. Simultaneously, it often needs resurfacing. Tragedies like the...

1. The right to be loved, without having to earn it. 2. The right to be protected, without having to deserve it. 3. The right to feel valuable, even if you came into the world with nothing. 4. The right to be listened to without having to be interesting. 5. The right to be read a bedtime story without having to compete with the evening news or EastEnders. 6. The right to an education without having to dodge bullets at schools. 7. The right to be thought of as adorable (even if you have a face...

“Learning and memory are generally associated with brains and r cells alone, but our study shows that other cells in the body can learn and form memories too.” Dr. Nikolay V. Kukushkin, NYU Professor “Your nervous system is your body’s command center. It works by sending messages, or electrical signals, between your brain and all the other parts of your body. These signals tell you to breathe, move, speak, and see, for example. Your nervous system keeps track of what’s going on inside and...