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A Trusted Friend in a Complicated World

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Elizabeth Yuko

location-pin New York Metropolitan Area

School: Dublin City University

Expertise: history, crime, psychology, social justice

Elizabeth Yuko

  • Adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University
  • Published in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Architectural Digest, the Atlantic, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Teen Vogue, the History Channel, Real Simple and Lifehacker
  • TV appearances as an expert commentator include Mysteries at the Museum (Travel Channel), Beyond the Unknown (Travel Channel), MetroFocus (PBS) and AJStream (Al Jazeera English)
  • Professional-speaker appearances include Beacon College (Florida), Fordham University (New York), the Museum of Morbid Anatomy (Brooklyn), the Lloyd Library and Museum (Cincinnati) and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Cincinnati)

Experience

Elizabeth is an award-winning journalist and bioethicist from New York City covering knowledge, culture, politics, history and lesser-known facts about holidays and traditions. In addition to Reader's Digest, she writes for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Architectural Digest, the Atlantic, Bloomberg CityLab, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Teen Vogue, the History Channel, Real Simple and Lifehacker.

Education

Dublin City University PhD, Bioethics Dublin City University LLM, Migration Law Dublin City University MA, International Security and Conflict Studies

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Articles

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Here’s Why Inauguration Day Is on January 20

Originally, Inauguration Day took place in a completely different month. Here's when and why it changed.
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This Is the Fascinating Origin of Baby New Year—and It Goes Back Much Further Than You Probably Think

There’s so much more to Baby New Year than a cute cartoon figure. See if you can guess when he was “born” and what he represents.