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Activist Legos, and Other Parenting News
Speaking of toys, the company behind Legos just announced that it’s reissuing one of its most popular toy lines. It’s called “The Research Institute.” It’s a laboratory scene, and all the figurines are women. The idea is to show girls that they, too, can grow up to be scientists. Is this a positive development?
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readSpeaking of toys, the company behind Legos just announced that it’s reissuing one of its most popular toy lines. It’s called “The Research Institute.” It’s a laboratory scene, and all the figurines are women. The idea is to show girls that they, too, can grow up to be scientists. Is this a positive development? We discuss that and other parenting trends.
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5 of 6U.S.-Cuba Deal, L.A. Nightclub Mogul Strikes Out in Vegas, and a Year in Hacks- 0:00A Historic U.S.-Cuba Agreement
- 9:57USAID’s Cold War Tactics in Cuba
- 16:44LA Nightclub Mogul Sam Nazarian Strikes Out in Vegas
- 24:30Toys for Girls, Toys for Boys
- 32:57Activist Legos, and Other Parenting NewsYou’re reading this
- 42:24Sony and the Year in Hacking