Do You Like Me?
Studies continue to show that teen girls have higher incidence of depression and anxiety when they spend more time on social media.
Boys Beating Girls (as in boys out-number girls)
My Casualty Report in Salvo Issue #46 is on modern-day eugenics. In several countries, the ratio of boys born compared to girls is well above the naturally occurring ratio…
Young & Restless
My Casualty Report in Salvo Magazine (Issue #45) gives recent statistics on issues affecting our culture. My latest Casualty Report is politically incorrect even though the statistics are from well-known journals and media sources.
Can We Trust Killer Robots and Drones to Act Ethically?
New technologies create geographic distance between the combatants and the war zone, but some people are concerned that it also create emotional distance.
Embryoids: Explanations and Ethical Issues
Embryoids are an ethical conundrum. Are they embryos or are they not? If they are not, do they still qualify as organisms?
Casualty Report: Going It Alone
I have long been interested in how the pharmaceutical industry medicalizes mental health disorders and then are happy to sell pills that often do more harm than good
What’s Wrong with Crowdfunding Medical Expenses?
Crowdfunding brings up several ethical issues such as medical privacy, emotional manipulation, fraud, inequality, and doctor endorsements.
Rescuing Our Lives from Tech
I recently wrote an article in MercatorNet about ways you can take back your time by taking control of your technology.
Article Announcement: Porn Planet
The majority of pornography involves violence or verbal aggression toward women, and studies have shown that after viewing pornography men are less likely…
Article: Taking Apart the News Cycle Merry-Go-Round
The news media seems to thrive on keeping the viewer, or reader, in a constant state of anxiety as we are taken on perpetual guilt trips.
Article Announcement: Silicon Valley’s Creepy Obsession with Longevity
Originally, I wanted to write an article about parabiosis since it was a hot topic in the news. But, it turns out what the company Ambrosia is doing isn’t exactly parabiosis.
Article Announcement: Turning Life into a Game
I've written critically on how social media and the gaming industry uses psychological hacks to get people hooked, but is there a positive side to hacking our brains? Gamification is using gaming techniques to motivate users to do things they may not otherwise want to...