Human behavior
Scientific Literacy: A Global Necessity Rather Than a Luxury
Imagine a society in which the vast majority of members are illiterate or, at best, poorly educated. Statistical analysis from after the turn of the century shows that a little over half of the world’s nations, containing approximately 80% of the global population, have literacy rates above 90%. All other countries range from high 80’s [...]
Print journal: Why We Should Be Skeptical of the Science of Sexuality
By: Hannah LeBlanc, writing for The Science in Society Review In the past decade or so, several efforts to uncover the science of homosexuality have been published and received great media attention. From reports of “gay” animals to searches for the “gay gene” to the differences between “gay” and “straight” brains, there have been many reports [...]
Quierd Science
People have long pondered the sources of gender identity and sexuality. We often wonder at what creates something different, a minority, and at the ways in which gender is expressed through behavior: men act manly, women act womanly, and so long as nobody departs from these norms, everyone remains comfortable. It is the variations from [...]
Integrating Martial Art Educational Philosophy into the Modern Classroom
“Focus on controlling your breath,” Sifu gently urged. I was busy trying to control my legs, which were trembling beneath the weight of my body. “Yeah, okay,” I grunted, feeling the air sputter from my chest. Setting my eyes forward, I made myself inhale slowly and deliberately, praying my legs would hold out until the [...]
The Financial Literacy Movement
According to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report, most Americans do not have financial plans or clear financial goals. Thirty-three percent of US adults, for instance, do not have any non-retirement savings. More than half of US adults do not maintain a budget or track expenditures. With 3.8 million foreclosures in 20106, an [...]
What Makes a Pretty Face? The Biological Basis of Beauty
Biological Basis of Beauty By Thomas Gizbert Poet and philosophical essayist Kahlil Gibran wrote in the early 20th century, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart” [1]. However, a number of recent studies are building a scientific case against this statement, claiming that beauty resides not in the heart, [...]
Sex and Aging: The Social Stigma
Many people find the idea of older people having sex disgusting to the point of absurdity. Older people’s sexuality is often exploited for laughs on television or casually mocked. While it is true that sex often becomes more difficult as one gets older, and the level of desire for sex often changes, the need for [...]
The Altruism of Recycling
Why do we recycle? A 1996 New York Times commentary declared recycling to be “the most wasteful activity in modern America” [1]. Critics have suggested that recycling lowers industrial rates of production and consumes enough energy to easily outweigh its scant benefits to the environment [2]. On the other hand, there is also evidence proposing [...]
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