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Are Smartphones Afflicting us with Symptoms of ADHD?0
- Culture
- May 11, 2016
When was the last time you opened your laptop midconversation or brought your desktop computer to the dinner table? Ridiculous, right? But if you are like a large number of Americans, you have done both with your smartphone. Less than a decade after the introduction of the first iPhone, more people reach for their smartphones first
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Why is Prostitution Still Illegal?0
- Culture
- May 11, 2016
Over the weekend, I read about a prostitution sting in Lansing, Michigan, that resulted in 49 arrests. Many of the arrests likely went down like this one: A man walked into a spa on Lansing’s south side on an early February morning last year and paid $40 for a 30-minute massage. Moments later, a woman
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The Undemocratic Democratic Primary 0
- Politics
- May 11, 2016
Bernie Sanders has won another primary in West Virginia, taking 18 delegates while Hillary Clinton took 11. But, as we’ve been told over and over again, he has no chance of winning the Democratic nomination. Why? Because of the “superdelegates”. There are over 560 superdelegates available. They are free to pledge their support to any
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A Formula for Creating Wimpy, Unimaginative Kids 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2016
Have you ever compared your childhood with that of your own kids? Clint Edwards recently did that in an article for The Washington Post, and what he found was rather alarming. For Edwards, childhood meant riding bikes extensive distances and having pick-up playtimes with any other children who were mutually roaming the neighborhood. For Edwards’
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20 Carl Jung Quotes That Will Make You Think 0
- Education
- May 11, 2016
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who is credited with founding analytical psychology. He was a prolific writer, and his work is seen as largely influential to psychiatry, philosophy, anthropology, archeology, literature, as well as religious studies. He was very interested in the notions of spirituality, how humans are spiritual beings, and how
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Ben Franklin’s 4 Rules for Disagreeable People 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2016
Ever had an encounter with a person who, despite all your efforts, is difficult to get along with because he is so disagreeable? If so, Ben Franklin would probably sympathize. His high level of interaction with the public, not to mention his overbearing relatives, likely led him to write the satirical “Rules for Making Oneself
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