Category: 5: Social Interactions

Many believe that American corporate culture is broken. In fact, in an April 2023 LinkedIn article, corporate consultant Jenn Maer writes that "every client I talk to thinks they're stuck in their own special hell," with clients griping that "everyone...

[caption id="attachment_116422" align="alignleft" width="300"] Miyako Fujimiya, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons[/caption] Technology has drastically changed within the past decade, and with these changes, there have been various impacts on our society. Most notable is the impact technology has...

At about this time during the semester, first-year students hit “the wall.” Though not a literal wall, it can be no less daunting to face and overcome. For the purposes of this blog post, “the wall” refers to the fact...

Over the course of your lifetime, how many people have you met that have the same name as you? Twenty? Fifty? Five hundred? In the United States, names like “James” and “Mary” are very common. On the other hand, in Egypt, “Ahmed” and...

The 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly is entering a period of debate. Foremost on the agenda is the Russian invasion of Ukraine. To date, 5500 Ukrainian civilians and 9,000 military personnel have died.  The Russian military death...

Valentine’s Day was Monday in the United States. It is a day loved by some, vilified by others, and interestingly celebrated (if not on the same day) by residents in over thirty countries around the world. Named in honor of...

“Facebook essentially amplifies the worst of human nature.” is a direct quote from reporter Scott Pelley in his CBS 60 Minutes interview with Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen. Haugen, a former data scientist for Facebook, turned over a treasure trove of...