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Meditation on Holy Week in the Midst of a Pandemic

Meditation on Holy Week in the Midst of a Pandemic

by Heather Zeiger | Apr 7, 2020 | Society, Technology, Uncategorized

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said, “It’s tragically fitting that we’re talking at the beginning of Holy Week because this is going to be the hardest and saddest week of most Americans’ lives, quite frankly.” I had been thinking about the restrictions placed on us...
Article Announcement: Technology and Addiction: How Big Gaming Hacks into Our Psyches

Article Announcement: Technology and Addiction: How Big Gaming Hacks into Our Psyches

by Heather Zeiger | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorized

In this second article on technology addiction at MercatorNet, I look at the data from Adam Alter’s book Irresistible: The rise of addictive technologies and the business of keeping us hooked.
Article Announcement: Technology and Addiction: How Big Gaming Hacks into Our Psyches

Article Announcement: The Seven Deadly Sins of Social Media

by Heather Zeiger | Dec 2, 2016 | Uncategorized

It has been a little while since I have posted a new article largely because I have been working on other projects lately. One of those larger projects is on time and technology. My newest article in MercatorNet is a short article on some research topics I came across...
Article Announcement: Technology and Addiction: How Big Gaming Hacks into Our Psyches

Resources to Bring You Up-to-Speed on the Recent News of Genetically Edited Embryos

by Heather Zeiger | May 2, 2015 | Ethics, Human Dignity, Science, Technology, Uncategorized

Genetically modifying adult cells is one thing. Genetically modifying an embryo is another. Why the difference? This fundamental difference is what has many scientists in an uproar over research out of China in which scientists genetically edited a human embryo....
America’s Obsession with Prescription Pain Medicine

America’s Obsession with Prescription Pain Medicine

by Heather Zeiger | Dec 16, 2014 | Uncategorized

I have a new feature article in Salvo Magazine entitled “Dying to Feel Good: Modern Self-Realization & the Painkiller Addiction Epidemic.” This article is the culmination of  a year of research on the subject of prescription pain medicine, opiate drug...
Article Announcement: Technology and Addiction: How Big Gaming Hacks into Our Psyches

Salvo Blog: What does death have to do with having a happy holidays?

by Heather Zeiger | Nov 24, 2014 | Uncategorized

My recent post at Salvo’s Blog, Signs of the Times, deviates from my normal science and culture topics and considers what we can learn about contentment from George Bailey and Ebenezer Scrooge.
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    This winter I’ve written eight articles for Mind Matters News on China and technology. Most of them focus on using ..

  • October Newsletter

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  • What Will We Do After the Pandemic?

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  • A Lament for Our Nation

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