We all know that gender relations in religion is a complicated affair. Looking specifically at Catholicism, there appears to be … More
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Pregnancy and Mental Health: My Experience with Hyperemesis Gravidarum
[CW: mention of vomiting/hospitals/miscarriage/abortion/mental health/weight loss] I got pregnant the first month my partner and I started trying for a … More
Why it’s Hard to See Over the Fence: how Confirmation Bias Leads to Increased Polarization
In the age of fast media and technology, we are constantly bombarded with news stories, memes, and people sharing their … More
Ending the Intergenerational Feud: Should We Give Boomers a Chance?
Intergenerational conflict is as old as time itself. In Ancient Greece, Socrates apparently said that ‘Children now love luxury; they … More
Blood and Soil: The Question of Nationalism
The right to national self-determination is the foundation of democracy. Without it, many of the countries we know today would … More
Securing Human Survival, Instrumentally: For Darwinian Anthropocentrism
The paradox lying at the very heart of the debate between holders of anthropocentric or ecocentric world views is that … More
The Relationship Between Food Intolerances and Eating Disorders
[Content Warning: discussion of eating disorders] Living with food intolerances can cause great anxiety and fear regarding food and what … More
Studying Diversity
Sometimes, being handed the course reading for a semester of English Literature just feels a bit like a hypocritical slap … More
For Sale: Social Justice
Advertising is a medium designed to sell something. Whether a business, a product, or an idea, advertising is used as … More
Brussels Sprouts: Scotland’s MEPs and The Democratic Deficit
Everyone’s seen the headlines: “UKIP surge to victory”, “Europe lurches rightward”, “We’re all doomed”. Ok, I made the last one … More