What Do You Think About the U.S. Sending Astronauts to the Moon Again?
A NASA mission is taking four astronauts around the moon and back for the first time in 50 years. Will it make a difference in the world?
Do You Think You Live in a Political Bubble?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.America is increasingly politically polarized. How politically diverse do you think your neighborhood is? Do you think your neighbors are mostly Democrats or Republicans? Do you think you live in a partisan bubble?In “Do You Live in…
Do You Think You Will Ever Travel to Space?
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket lifted off on Wednesday night from a launchpad here, carrying four Americans on an adventure to orbit the Earth for three days that will be like no other.None of the crew works for NASA. The mission, known as Inspiration4, is the first orbital trip where not one…
Do You Think It Is Time to Get Rid of Daylight Saving Time?
Ms. Coaston sets up the episode and conversation:As you will likely learn on Nov. 7 when your oven clock is suddenly wrong — or maybe that’s just me — clocks in most of the United States will fall back an hour, plunging us into darkness for the next four months until we change them back…
How Teens Think Adults Should Talk to Them About Drugs
Be honest. Don’t judge. Tell us how to be safe. Share your experiences.
Do You Think the World Is Getting Closer to Securing the Promise of ‘Never...
What do you think? What does “Never again” me to you? Do you feel that genocide is still possible in 2020?Do you think the world has learned the lessons of history? Is international law stronger? Is education better? Is the media too omnipresent to allow a systematic campaign of hatred and violence against any minority…
To the Teachers Who Think Louder Means Leader
We are honoring the Top 10 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Anna Xu, age 15.
What Do You Think Your Favorite Book or Movie Character Eats For Dinner?
Eleven from “Stranger Things” loves Eggo waffles. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live on pizza. Harry Potter routinely chugs Butterbeer. What do you think your favorite characters eat? What does Katniss Everdeen in “Hunger Games” eat when she’s hungry or the Incredible Hulk when he is hangry? Does Baby Yoda eat baby food?In “From the…
Do You Think People Have Gotten Too Relaxed About Covid?
In “It’s Time to Scare People About Covid,” Elisabeth Rosenthal argues that our public messaging about the virus should explain the real costs — in graphic terms — of catching the virus:I still remember exactly where I was sitting decades ago, during the short film shown in class: For a few painful minutes, we watched…
Do You Think Pluto Should Be a Planet?
Pluto was the ninth planet of the solar system until 2006, when the International Astronomical Union knocked it down to “dwarf planet” status because a similarly-sized body, Eris, had been discovered orbiting the sun.Do you think Pluto should still be considered a planet? Should Eris be one, too? What if we find another big object…
