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Avoiding Gluten isn’t Healthy if you don’t Have Coeliac Disease 0
- Science
- January 8, 2018
Coeliac disease, an allergy to gluten that causes damage to the intestine, affects 1% of the population. But more than ten times this number, or around 11% of the population, follows a gluten-free diet by choice, and up to 30% of people in the United States try to reduce their gluten intake. Gluten-free foods are
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There’s a Due Process Problem with Homeschool Regulations 0
- Education
- January 5, 2018
At over two million young people, the number of US homeschoolers is comparable to the number of US students enrolled in public charter schools, and it is now considered a worthwhile education option for many families. According to the Department of Education, a top motivator for homeschooling parents is “concern about the environment of other
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Stop Worrying About Not Getting Enough Exercise and Being too Stressed – You May Live Longer 0
- Culture
- January 5, 2018
It’s January, so it’s likely that you have set yourself goals to be more physically active and less stressed in 2018. Paradoxically, better goals would be to stop worrying about how much exercise you’re getting and to stop worrying about being too stressed. A recent study of over 60,000 US adults examined the link between
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Sherlock Homeless 0
- January 5, 2018
According to Guinness World Records, Sherlock Holmes is the most portrayed movie character in history. He has been played by more than seventy actors in over 200 films. To the older genertion, he will always be seen as he was portrayed by Basil Rathbone in a succession of films made between 1939 to 1946. Today,
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Howling Cow Ice Cream: An NC State Experiment in Hands-On Learning 0
- Economics
- January 5, 2018
In the past, I’ve been critical of commercial activity on North Carolina’s public university campuses. It competes with private business, attracts unfair tax advantages, and may (in some cases) violate provisions of the Umstead Act. It’s also far outside a public university’s three-part mission of education, research, and service. In most cases, I think business
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Ben Franklin’s 5 Secrets to Successful Friendships 0
- Culture
- January 5, 2018
In a recent edition of Psychology Today, Dr. Suzanne Degges-White suggests that the pathway to living a better life comes through being a better friend. As such, she goes on to list ten ways in which individuals can improve their approach to friendship. While Dr. Degges-White’s suggestions are valuable, I couldn’t help but wonder what
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