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Are Women the Biggest Losers in the ‘Selfie Culture’?0
- Culture
- October 5, 2016
Latest data published in Britain suggests that young women are at the “highest mental health risk” in our culture. Statistics published by Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) indicate that one in four young women suffer from mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression. The major NHS report examined the mental health of thousands of
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10 Things Alexander Hamilton Said He Wanted in a Wife 0
- Education
- October 5, 2016
In the spring of 1779, as war raged between the American Colonies and Great Britain, a 24-year-old Alexander Hamilton had women on the brain. Hamilton, a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and chief-of-staff to Gen. George Washington, had considerable duties in a war that had entered its third year. Yet his personal letters make
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What France’s Experience With Free College Can Teach Us 0
- Economics
- October 4, 2016
From certain perspectives, the French higher education system would seem to be doing great. There are numerous prestigious schools, thousands of students attend them, and the government has spent millions upon millions of euros since the 1980s in subsidizing both students and universities. But looks are deceiving. In fact, the number of students failing to
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Professor: Our ‘Inventory of Knowledge’ is Being Lost 0
- Culture
- October 4, 2016
Have you ever wondered how the American Founders were able to spew forth such wisdom and establish a new country at such young ages? I have. The mere fact that 10 of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were under the age of 35 blows my mind. But as I learned recently, these men
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Our IQs Are Shrinking (A Lot), Study Finds 1
- Education
- October 4, 2016
There is a tendency for man to think one’s own generation is the smartest to ever strut the Earth. “Each generation,” Orwell quipped, “imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.” This tendency likely is even more acute for those who’ve
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How to Vote for President When You Don’t Like the Candidates 0
- Education
- October 4, 2016
How do voters select a candidate when no one they like is on the ballot? Behavioral scientists have studied decision-making – including voting – for decades. However, researchers usually give respondents at least one appealing option to choose from. This led us to wonder: What do voters do when they consider all of the options
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Can’t Hold Your Liquor? Blame Your Eye Color 0
- Education
- October 4, 2016
You know that friend who drinks you under the table? The one who makes you look like a light-weight? What if it wasn’t a testament to his prowess or an extra strong splash of testosterone? What if it was something much less significant…like the color of his eyes? Research indicates that eye color might actually
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Bill Clinton Calls Obamacare ‘the Craziest Thing in the World’0
- Politics
- October 4, 2016
On the campaign trail Tuesday, former President Bill Clinton blasted the Affordable Care Act, better known to Americans as Obamacare. Via CNN: Speaking at a Democratic rally in Flint, Michigan, the former president ripped into the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for flooding the health care insurance market and causing premiums to rise for middle-class Americans
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Aristotle’s Tips for Voting in the 2016 Election 0
- Culture
- October 4, 2016
The end of the 2016 election is in sight – thank goodness! Despite this fact, approximately 10 percent of voters are still undecided in regards to whom they will vote for. For the uncertain among us – or even for those who have already decided – some advice from Aristotle might be helpful. Throughout the
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