Is someone mean if they accidentally shove you at the grocery store without saying “sorry”? Or perhaps mean is cheating on your spouse? Is killing someone mean, or is that classified as something else? Let’s find out. What does it really mean to be ‘mean’? “You’re a meany!” or “He/she was mean to me!” are…
White men are killing themselves more than any other race. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 60 percent of all suicides are firearm-related and 80 percent of firearm-related suicides are by white males. These men are older, uneducated and from an impoverished socioeconomic background. “Roughly 4 in 10 gun owners (38 percent)…
Teens sickened after eating Tide Pods became part of a viral social media campaign earlier this year that awakened concerns about why such silliness ever gains momentum. “Trends like this can come from the bottom rather than through mass media,” said Carrie Brown, the director of social media journalism at The City University of New…
Although many studies investigate the physical impacts of climate change, such as rising sea levels and more intense storms, very few ask how worrying about a changing climate could be affecting someone’s mental health. A January study published by University of Arizona researchers in the journal Global Environmental Change did just that. The researchers found that…
Frosty the snowman Was a jolly happy soul… It’s that time of the year again where people can order their favorite holiday drink from Starbucks or scratch off an item on the list for holiday shopping. But, it’s also that time of the year where the holiday jingles may not be too jolly after all….
