Dealing with Depression and Mental illness should not be delt with alone
It was about two years ago when the world learned that Robin Williams had ended his life. Early reports on social media that this beloved comic had died on August 11, 2014 were met with skepti…
Many children grow up watching Disney Princesses
Most parents count on Disney movies to be safe for kids. Most of the movies released through Disney and its affiliates, such as Marvel and Pixar, tend to be G or PG movies that are family-oriented with a positive the…
Earlier this month, the BBC reported that researchers in the United States were growing human organs inside of pigs. A pig embryo is gene edited. For example, the DNA of the embryo that would let it grow a pancreas is deleted. Then, human stem cells are injected in…
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Volunteering
April has been designated as National Volunteer Month. Technically, it’s a reminder to organizations to thank the volunteers who serve, but it can be a reminder about volunteering. Everyone lives such busy lives today that it might be hard to find ti…
Happiness
The researchers with Match.com used the aggregate data of users of the app to understand what aspects of their lifestyle made them happy. In other words, they looked at the correlation between habits and personal contentment. They found eight different th…
Organ Donation
When most people think of April, they think of spring, Easter, and prom. In the United States, April is designated as National Poetry Month, Arab American Heritage Month, and Donate Life Month. Donate Life Month is when the Coalition on Donation brin…
Darwin Day
It can seem strange that Americans honor a British scientist who was born 207 years ago with “Darwin Day”, but Charles Darwin was no ordinary scientist. He completely changed the way most people thought about how species came to being. His co…
Jedi
In 1977, George Lucas introduced a movie that has permeated many different cultural traditions. “Star Wars” didn’t just transform science fiction movies, it also worked its way into religious beliefs. Jediism was inspired by the first movie, but it wasn…
Nazca Plateau
The number of known ancient drawings in Peru by the mysterious Nazca culture has grown considerably. Scientists from the University of Yamagata in Japan discovered geoglyphs that are at least 200 years older than the Nazca plateau images previously ca…
Meditate
People have been meditating for thousands of years. In the United States, the practice did not become more mainstream until relatively recently. Beyond the increasing number of celebrities such as Oprah and Ellen DeGeneres who espouse the advantages of med…