An argument. Photo by Flickr user Dmitris Papazimouris through a Creative Commons license. From The Writing Center University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Arguments are Everywhere Most material you learn in college is or has been debated by someone, somewhere, at some time. Even when the material you read or hear is presented as[…]
Does living at a higher altitude affect your mental health? VAndreas/shutterstock.com By Dr. Hoehun Ha / 11.05.2017 Assistant Professor of Geography Auburn University at Montgomery Suicide is one of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. In the next 20 years, it’s expected to cause more than 2 million deaths per year worldwide, ranking 14th in the world[…]
Lenore Edman/Flickr By Leon Kreitzman / 11.22.2016 Biochemist Burmese monks know that it is time to get up when it is light enough to see the veins in their hands. Muslims base their getting up on the passage in the Quran that defines daybreak as the time when it is possible to distinguish between a[…]
Former gangster Lucky Luciano teaches an old dog. Rome, 1949. Photo by Bettmann/Getty By Dr. Suzanne Cope / 06.21.2017 How do we get others to change their minds? That is the question many of us are asking in this polarising social and political climate, where the gulf between some people’s beliefs appears almost insurmountable. But there[…]
A doctor reveals why palliative care patients talk far more of life than death. By Dr. Matthew Grant, M.D. / 11.16.2017 Adjunct Lecturer and Research Fellow Palliative Medicine Physician Monash University A Snapshot of End-of-Life Care When I introduce myself to a patient as a palliative care doctor, the question that often follows is: “Am[…]
Image courtesy of Light show via Wikimedia Commons, and edited by Shannon Sands By Dr. Mark English / 11.11.2017 Philosopher In a recent essay, Daniel Kaufman recalled the days when he and a couple of friends used to climb through a hole in the perimeter fence of their junior high school on Long Island and have lunch at Andel’s Kosher Delicatessen[…]