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From Student to Colleague: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Philip Zimbardo
No full textIn this article, I reflect on the profound professional, educational, and personal influence of Dr. Philip Zimbardo, tracing his journey from the Stanford Prison Experiment to his transformative work on heroism. Through personal narrative, student testimony, and colleague reflections, I illustrate Zimbardo’s evolution from studying the psychology of evil to fostering the psychology of everyday heroism via the Heroic Imagination Project (HIP). I recount moments of mentorship, public engagement, and collaborative program development, highlighting Zimbardo’s ability to connect across academic hierarchies and cultural boundaries. Vivid accounts from students and HIP leaders underscore his talent for empowering others, reframing heroism as an attainable, learned behavior rooted in empathy, courage, and social responsibility. I situate Zimbardo’s legacy not solely in his scholarship, but in the ripple effects of his teaching, mentorship, and advocacy, which continue to inspire educators, practitioners, and citizens to act with moral courage and to cultivate heroism in their own communities
Excel LAMBDA Functions for Bond Risk, Option Pricing, and Market Analysis
No full textThis video demonstrates how Excel LAMBDA functions can automate complex bond risk calculations and option pricing models, enabling finance professionals to enhance analytical efficiency and implement sophisticated market analysis tools within familiar spreadsheet environments
Richmond Law Magazine: Autumn 2025
No full textDanielle Stokes and the energy discussion
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Who Intervenes When Jews or Muslims are Persecuted? Replicating a Profile Pattern from Holocaust Rescuers
No full textThis study examined whether the characteristics that motivated non-Jews to rescue Jews during the Holocaust also predict morally courageous intentions among contemporary high school students. A sample of Swedish students (N = 231) completed a survey measuring parental role modelling, empathic concern, risk-taking, and identification with outgroups, and then indicated whether they would intervene to help persecuted Jews and Muslims in various hypothetical scenarios. All factors were significant predictors of intention to intervene; however, parental role modelling lost significance in a hierarchical regression analysis. Risk-taking accounted for the largest proportion of explained variance, followed by empathic concern, with a significant interaction between parental role modelling and empathy. These findings suggest that the dispositional characteristics observed among Holocaust rescuers may generalize to modern contexts requiring moral courage. Further research should explore how ethical role models in childhood contribute to the development of empathy and prosocial courage
THE UNSPOKEN LIMITATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL CHOICE: IOWA\u27S STUDENTS FIRST THE UNSPOKEN LIMITATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL CHOICE: IOWA\u27S STUDENTS FIRST ACT
No full text“Education, then beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance wheel of the social machin- eyt — Horace Mann, 1848 INTRODUCTION Horace Mann, the “father of the common school” saw education “as the bedrock of democracy™ and believed it should be “universal, nonsectarian, [and] free.” Its “aims should be social efficiency, civic virtue and character, rather than mere leaming or the advancement of sectarian ends.™ While ed- ucation may still be the bedrock of our democracy, it has become less uni- versal, more sectarian, and—depending on the school—costly. For over a century, parents and politicians have tried to shape the way America educates its children. While public schooling has been the dominant form of K-12 ed- ucation for children in the United States, many families—for various rea- sons—have elected to send their children through private education systems. Over the last few years, as the world responded to COVID-19 and bitter pol- itics seeped into the nation’s classrooms, private schools have enabled par- ents to choose what kind of K-12 education their child receives. Some par- cnts, for example, tumed to private religious schools to avoid having LGBTQ+ and sexual health education provided to their children. Others turned to schools that were more lenient on COVID-19 masking, testing, and quarantine requirements. The growing traction of private school flexibility in the current social-political climate has fucled what many call a “School Choice Movement
Spicomellus The Jurassic Enigma
No full textImagine stepping into a time machine and messing with the controls until you find someplace interesting to go. Your destination? Morocco, 165 million years ago. You arrive and look around at vast floodplains stretching far across the horizon; flat land cut through by mighty rivers. In the distance, you see something, a creature unlike any you’ve ever seen before. It looks straight out of a sci-fi movie. It seems almost like a reptilian tank, with huge spikes on its neck and hips. The dinosaur looks towards you, then turns away to look for food. You have just come face to face with Spicomellus afer, the “African collar with spikes” (Maidment et al., 2021)
Let’s Talk About Birds Baby: How Did Birds Evolve to Have Such Elaborate Courtship Rituals?
No full textIf you’ve ever watched a nature documentary featuring David Attenborough, you’ve definitely marveled at the eccentric and complex rituals of some bird’s courtship display. This behavior is a phenomenon among birds where males will often complete a ritualistic dance as a way to attract a female. But why go through all the hassle? What is the purpose of expending so much energy— all the while putting yourself at such a heightened risk of predation
Letter from the Editors
No full textIt is our pleasure to present to you the Fall 2025 issue of Araneum: Richmond Journal of American & Global Affairs. The following articles and essays cover an array of domestic and international political issues, with a range of original research, analyses, and social and philosophical commentary. This issue reflects the dedicated work of authors, peer reviewers, and editorial board members alike
Deadly Corona Virus Rips Through Middle East
Full text linkSARS is a coronavirus famous for its contagiousness. Its main source of transmission is through the droplets formed from the respiratory secretion s of infected individuals