Jan 3, 2015 | Health & Wellness (Physical), Internet Culture, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (January 3, 2015) I don’t need to remind you about the so-called “epidemic” that reached America’s doorstep in 2014. From a ‘90s thriller to a Jesse Pinkman monologue, everyone knew about the dreaded Ebola virus before it reached our shores, but...
Dec 29, 2014 | Internet Culture, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (December 29, 2014) Back in October, a Fox News article on apocalyptic belief systems by Dr. Robert Jeffress observed that “47 percent of American Christians believe that the end of the world as described in the Bible will occur within the next 40...
Nov 4, 2014 | Health & Wellness (Physical), History, Mental Illness, Other Media, Salon.com, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (November 4, 2014), Salon (November 5, 2014), Interview with CBC - Calgary (March 10, 2015), Interview with CBC - Edmonton (March 16, 2015) The ritual's energy savings are negligible, and the long winter nights are making us all miserable. Enough...
Oct 23, 2014 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (October 23, 2014) Earlier this week, the New York Times ran an editorial by Judith Newman about her autistic child and the bond he has developed with Siri, the iPhone app. After discovering there was “someone who would not just find information...
Oct 13, 2014 | Autobiographical, Education, Internet Culture, Science and Technology
Published: Daily Dot (October 13, 2014) The website Rate My Professor, which allows users to rank and write reviews of their teachers, is more than just a valuable tool for college students who want to be smart consumers about their classroom experiences. It also...
Sep 19, 2014 | Climate Change and Other Environmental Issues, Democrats, Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Political Parties, Salon.com, Science and Technology
Published: Salon (July 19, 2014) Maybe he wouldn't win, but Al Gore could still make climate change one of the biggest stories of 2016 With Republican pundits speculating on the possibility of a third Mitt Romney bid for the White House, I think it’s appropriate to...
Jun 23, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Science and Technology
Published: Grand Forks Herald (June 23, 2014) BETHLEHEM, Pa. — When I read Ronald Fischer’s recent column opposing gay marriage, I couldn’t help but think of a line in the Sherlock Holmes story, “A Scandal in Bohemia”: “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one...
Jun 12, 2014 | Asperger's Syndrome, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), Liskula Cohen, Science and Technology
Published: GirlieGirlArmy.com (June 12, 2014) co-author: Liskula Cohen Vaccines are a touchy subject. While the trend is turning towards being passionately against them, others still teeter between comfort in the decision to ultimately have their children vaccinated,...
Apr 2, 2014 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Conspiracy Theories, Health & Wellness (Physical), Science and Technology
Published: mic (April 2, 2014) I have something uniquely in common with several million other Americans: I'm autistic. At a time when Jenny McCarthy is spearheading a dangerous movement that blames my condition on vaccines — a myth dispelled by WebMD here — I am...
Feb 25, 2014 | Civil Liberties, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Science and Technology
Published: mic (February 25, 2014) To determine the fate of Michigan's constitutional ban on gay marriage, a federal court in Detroit is holding hearings on whether having same-sex parents is harmful to children. It's a tricky question (for some), but here's the...