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Understanding and Improving Treatment for Post traumatic Stress Disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a kind of psychiatric condition that is developed in an individual after they experience severe trauma and exposure that can lead to issues in thinking, emotion management, and behavior. PTSD is important to study because it impacts different types of people, like veterans, survivors of assault, and even victims of disaster, involving a risk of suicide and disorders that can impact someone’s mental and physical state for life (Mann et
Zerah Davis
2 hours ago4 min read


Moral Values in Driving Discovery
Scientific discovery is viewed as a place for progress and innovation by many people, and this progress creates a place for ethical concern. One ethical dilemma present in science is if moral values should limit discovery or whether ambition should be a priority. The dilemma depicted in Experiment With an Air Pump and Einstein’s Gift shows a conflict between characters who defend having moral responsibility and those that reject it because of personal, political, or national
Zerah Davis
2 hours ago6 min read


The Clock of Diagnosis
At the intersection of medicine and time, there is a conflict between how illness is measured versus how it’s actually meant to be lived out. In medical practice, doctors often assume that diseases and illnesses will follow a specific timeline when in reality they are unpredictable. This instance is called chronological bias, where time is a subconscious influence on medical predictions, leading to patients with unclear symptoms having delayed or incorrect diagnoses. Research
Zerah Davis
2 hours ago3 min read


Beneath the Battery: Examining the Ecological Fallout of Lithium Mining
The use of electric vehicles and the lithium-ion batteries in them has been recently promoted as a way to overcome climate change, but research done shows that they may actually create unsustainable environmental issues. Lithium is a kind of element used to create renewable energy and electric vehicles, making it useful in the world’s transition away from fossil fuel usage. But, more lithium mining is starting to harm ecosystems, water reservoirs, and biodiversity in habitats
Zerah Davis
2 hours ago2 min read


Performance
I learned the lines before I learned my own name, How to speak well and continue to play by the game, To match the tone, to act the part, To keep that steady rhythm within my heart. I practiced the lines creating a lie, How to hold my gaze and not ask why, I keep the script pressed against my teeth, The truth seeping from what’s covered underneath. I’ve learned to never miss a cue, I keep on saying what I’m told to, I’ve stayed light and made it neat, I smooth the shaking int
Zerah Davis
2 hours ago2 min read
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