Crowd-funded Dams
Infrastructure development is a major issue in many countries of the developing world. Countries with developing economies often suffer from a negative balance of trade and weak institutions, […]
Category Archives: Humanities
Social Insurance: Holes in the Safety Net
This article is part of an opinion editorial series on topics under the umbrella of Social Insurance. Topics have been chosen based on common gaps in knowledge of Social Insurance. […]
Maternity Care (Or Rather Lack Thereof) in STEM
In recent decades, we have seen an increase in women holding STEM related careers. Today, 25% of workers in STEM fields are female. It is time to begin the conversation […]
Bioterrorism & Chemical Weapons: Part 1
Smallpox blankets given to Native Americans. Gas chambers in concentration camps. Chemical weapons in the Syrian War. Russian spies poisoned by a nerve agent. What do these have in common? […]
Disaster Strikes and Disease Follows
When disasters strike we see images of destroyed buildings, injured individuals, and the far-reaching devastation that accompanies the forces of Mother Nature. The media covers the aftermath for a few […]
Bangladesh’s Battle with Arsenic
Arsenic was a favorite poison among murderers for a long time because of its lack of odor and taste, and until the mid-19th century it could not be detected in […]
The Branded Body
Get off the bus near the University of Georgia’s Tate Center and you’ll see a campus awash with Nike swooshes. Shirts, shoes, shorts, socks, hats and backpacks all proudly bear […]
How Language Affects Thought And Culture
The way our language forces us to speak has profound implications on our culture and way of thinking. There are many different types of languages around the world derived from […]
The Price of Life: The Rising Cost of Epipens
It was a typical Christmas for mom Colleen and her family. Everybody was sitting around the living room and enjoying the day. All of a sudden, Colleen’s young son Ciaran […]
Sorry, Peter Parker: Why Radiation Isn’t as Cool as You Thought
In the sci-fi world, radiation is synonymous with super powers. Peter Parker became Spider Man thanks to an overzealous radioactive spider, and when a group of scientists were bombarded by […]
