Imagine you are dozing off in lecture when a change of pace brings you back—a video is to be shown. The opening scene depicts a little girl picking petals off a daisy. As she counts and the camera zooms in on her face, a chuckle escapes one of your classmates. Silence follows until an overpowering countdown begins that ends with a nuclear explosion. Suddenly, the room is full … [Read more...] about Laughter Through New Lens
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Pandemics and Earth’s Resources as seen through the Epidemiology of HIV
Introduction Across the world in March of 2020, the colloquial usage of the word pandemic skyrocketed upon the initial discovery of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The several years in the fight against COVID has set a modern-day precedent for what a pandemic looks like in our world. The constant debates around dissemination of resources, vaccination policy … [Read more...] about Pandemics and Earth’s Resources as seen through the Epidemiology of HIV
Gender Stereotyping and News Reporting: A Case Study of China post-2021 Amendment of Female Laws
Abstract This paper examines gender stereotypes in Chinese news reporting in 2022, mainly through a sample analysis of rape and intimate partner violence (IPV) coverage by different news companies. It tries to find out the relationship between the legal changes in women's rights and the awareness of gender equality, since in 2021, the government improved women's law. … [Read more...] about Gender Stereotyping and News Reporting: A Case Study of China post-2021 Amendment of Female Laws
Hydrodynamic Stability: Background and Basic Definitions
Background Welcome back. Today’s post will be the first part of a multi-part series about hydrodynamic stability, which is the study of how fluid flows transition from laminar states to turbulent states. Although “hydro” is in its name, this topic covers all types of fluids, such as water, air, honey, and liquid nitrogen. Predicting when a fluid will become unstable is … [Read more...] about Hydrodynamic Stability: Background and Basic Definitions
The Femininomenon of Chappell Roan
Kayleigh Rose Amstutz from Willard, Missouri, had always felt suffocated by the modest and conventional expectations of her Midwestern upbringing, which made her feel "too much" in every sense. But in 2014, she made the decision to break free for her inner child, determined to embrace a path of unrestrained self-expression. A path marked by prosthetic pig noses, Marie … [Read more...] about The Femininomenon of Chappell Roan