"Examining sex, power, and societal biases in modern feminism"
The Right to Sex: Breaking Down Feminism, Desire, and Power in Amia Srinivasan’s Essays
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Watch It Wednesday: Are Smartphones Bad for Us?
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Do you think that your smartphone is your best friend; or worse still, that smartphones are going to end earth as we know it? Either way, you may be right! ‘Some More News’ might make you think twice in their episode ‘Are Smartphones Bad for Us?’ Let’s take a look.” The show pulls from 147 different academic studies, books, articles, and videos to explore the...
Quick Ideas: Nuclear Semiotics, Hurricane Intensification, and the Phoebus Cartel
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The post explores intriguing information from Wikipedia. Nuclear Semiotics seeks ways to warn future generations about nuclear waste, considering language and symbology changes over time. The Rapid Intensification of Hurricanes, due to climate change, prompts tropical storms to escalate unexpectedly. Lastly, the Phoebus Cartel in the early 20th century manipulated the lifespan of light bulbs...
A Worldbuilders Guide: A Framework for Technological Advancement
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I love reading and engaging with stories within the fantasy genre because they all provide a unique twist on the way in which the world and society operates. The fantasy and sci-fi genres provide an outlet for authors to consider how the world would be different in an unlimited number of scenarios with the best worlds feeling as real and alive as our own. Fantasy worlds are typically defined by...
The Psychology of Money Book Review: Unveiling Timeless Wealth, Greed, and Happiness Lessons.
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The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan Housel captured my interest from the start of the book and kept me engaged all the way to the end. The basic idea is that we are too quick to treat money as though it has natural rules and laws like we would with issues of physics or biology and not nearly as interested in applying principles of psychology with...
