September 19, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
Experts tell us what farmers are doing to our food supply, and you probably have no idea. Few people know that scores of farmers douse crops with weed killer immediately prior to harvest, and not for the purpose of killing weeds. Will a landmark ruling for $289 million in August of 2018 change the minds of farmers who desiccate their crops with glyphosate?
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September 2, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
Universities champion diversity and inclusion, but when it comes to accessibility for students in wheelchairs, failures and obstacles are widespread. Harvard and UW are investigated for wheelchair friendliness.
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August 4, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
A recent column in the Washington Post has two different versions circulating on the internet that have drastically different meanings regarding a controversy over the tweets by Sarah Jeong.
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July 23, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
Much speculation currently exists as to why none of the passengers aboard the tragic duck boat accident wore a life vest. One theory, however, is rooted in crowd psychology and may offer a possible explanation.
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July 5, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
Thousands of psychologists have banded together against president Trump to diagnose him with a mental illness, and then to use that diagnoses against him to remove him from office. Some argue this is a risky path for the mental health community to be going down and that using the DSM-5 as a means to enact negative action against someone is the very act of stigma itself.
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June 25, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
With social media freezing reviews on a business that has engaged in a public act, users are wondering how far it will go and for how long? Some argue that a "consumer experience" should not have the final say on a review of a for-profit business.
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June 20, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
The mental health effects of a trafficked child vs a temporarily separated child are incomparable. While the media is mostly ignoring a massive component of the decades-old crisis at the southern border, technology may provide a real solution to help the problem.
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May 3, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
A new study published in the Journal of Public Health and Environment shows a clear and drastic rise in the number of deadly brain cancers in recent years, raising the debate that a contributing factor is the widespread use of mobile phones. But despite the recent release, experts are divided more than ever on the question of whether or not cell phones and brain cancer risk are linked. Health experts caution against undue anxiety over the use of their cell phones.
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April 9, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
Mark Zuckerberg endured a grilling at the capital. In the wake of high profile censorship, some are calling for social media content creators to have first amendment protections. Currently, they censor and throttle ideas for any reason whatsoever. They can do it because they are "private entities". If it acts like a public forum, looks like a public forum, and actually has most of the entire public using it, then why is it not a public forum? At what point will our laws change to protect content creators?
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January 2, 2018
by Arthur Hunter
CNN recently made headlines when one of their reporters, Randi Kaye, reveled the new year by placing a lit gas mask marijuana bong over her face amidst a crowd of pot enthusiasts as part of their 2018 new year’s celebration countdown on live TV. The resulting firestorm on social media was swift, but she also had a large share of defenders. Does the fact that this act would be unthinkable on live news just a few years ago highlight a positive or negative shift in our society?
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