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Archive for February 2016

Overview: ISIS, Syria, Iraq, the Sunni, Shia and the Kurds in 23 minutes

Justin Beach
Justin Beach
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...

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The placebo effect : Why fake medicines work, sometimes

Justin Beach
Justin Beach
Photo credit: SnaPsi Сталкер via Visual hunt / CC BY-ND The "health and wellness" market is flooded with medicines, trea...

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Primer: What is socialism (and what is capitalism)?

Justin Beach
Justin Beach
Normally, I would go about my day assuming that everyone knows what socialism is and what capitalism is. However, yesterday I saw the ha...

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What is Zika virus and should you be worried about it?

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Justin Beach
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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  • Overview: ISIS, Syria, Iraq, the Sunni, Shia and the Kurds in 23 minutes
    Overview: ISIS, Syria, Iraq, the Sunni, Shia and the Kurds in 23 minutes
    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...
  • Primer: What is socialism (and what is capitalism)?
    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...
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  • What is Zika virus and should you be worried about it?
    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...
  • The placebo effect : Why fake medicines work, sometimes
    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...

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