Months ago, the talented Venice based photographer James Mollison released a project under the name “Where Children Sleep”. The project shows children and their bedrooms around the world, to better illustrate cultural similarities and differences. The photos are now available as a book, taking us inside
Of course, the Scandinavian countries are not perfect: crime and corruption still exist there. But, the question is not if bad things happen, but at what rate. We have to examine successful strategies already in use, and take what we can borrow to apply in our
Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan decided to look beyond speculation to see how effective different social change movements (to overthrow the government or liberate territory) were between 1900 and 2006. Their study, conducted at Columbia University, revealed that non-violent uprisings involved greater parts of
For more than the last year, I have spent literally every single day working on social media; writing, sharing, debating, and debunking. ETT is not just a website, and just not just a Facebook page, in fact we also administrate the biggest open (anyone can
Although many of us are desensitized to the big city life, a feeling of uneasiness or discomfort is common to many people while inside a relatively full bus, subway, or shopping center. We have all felt this to one extent or another, and we are all aware
NAPCAN, Australia’s National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, launched a thought-provoking television/cinema campaign last year with “Children See, Children Do”. The 90 second spot features children following adults, mimicking their habits. It is a vivid display of Bandura’s social cognitive learning
I’m a big tech guy, and I love the latest in phone technology. I recently read about a phone that apparently is so secure that even NSA won’t be able to hack it. At first, I thought “this is awesome”, but then I thought,
The Michael Dunn case, George Zimmerman case, and Michael Giles case can be regarded as highly different, and yet in many ways they are the same. All were in Florida, all involved self-defense, all occurred recently, and all involved a gun. Michael Dunn, a
It's often argued that homosexuality is not normal or natural, however that is a misconception based on insufficient information or indoctrination.
When your life hangs on the line, it is common knowledge that you may do uncharacteristic things, and even things in violation of your own theoretical values and ethics. Therefore, it is important to consider that our identity, our vision of ourselves, is also
