News (Page 171)
October 25, 2019
How a Family Tragedy Sparked My Fascination With a Mental Health Book
I took a forensic psychology course that introduced me to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The manual fascinated me. I found it intriguing that mental health clinicians can refer to this booklet of criteria and symptoms, and simply flip through its pages to diagnose someone with a mental illness.
October 23, 2019
Case Study: Gita Jackson Finds Humanity in the Dispassionate Internet
Control, released in August 2019, is the latest game by the creators of Max Payne and Alan Wake. Photo credit: […]
October 22, 2019
Casey Newton: The Advocate for Facebook Moderators
(Source: Eston Bond) PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Imagine if social media was raw, obscene, and absolutely unfiltered. Any person in the […]
October 15, 2019
How Far Are ‘Lizard People’ from the White House?
Former sports broadcaster David Icke claims that shapeshifting reptilians control the world, masquerading as our trusted political leaders. He’s built a business around it, writing books and selling out public talks around the world for years. How far are his far-out theories from those that grip the current White House, and are they related?
October 15, 2019
Library in a Box Supports Free Community Book Exchange
Little Free Libraries are free book exchanges opened by individuals or groups in a community. As standalone units, ranging from small boxes to walk-in hollowed out trees, these libraries are run voluntarily by the community rather than a paid library staff funded by the government.