Photo credit: quapan via Visual hunt / CC BY Given that the Islamic State (IS, ISIL, ISIS) is a hot button issue in just about ever...
Overview: ISIS, Syria, Iraq, the Sunni, Shia and the Kurds in 23 minutes
The placebo effect : Why fake medicines work, sometimes
Photo credit: SnaPsi Сталкер via Visual hunt / CC BY-ND The "health and wellness" market is flooded with medicines, trea...
Primer: What is socialism (and what is capitalism)?
Normally, I would go about my day assuming that everyone knows what socialism is and what capitalism is. However, yesterday I saw the ha...
What is Zika virus and should you be worried about it?
Zika virus, as the video below explains, is relatively new to the western hemisphere and has been spreading quickly. The World Health Or...
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