Depression has long been known to be a serious illness. And given the fact that an estimated one in 10 adults in America suffers from it, there have been countless studies attempting to figure out what causes depression, and therefore, how we can better help people deal with it. While there have been some breakthroughs, a unique report... Read More
Cannibalism. Chemical weapons. Torture. It sounds like a scene from a particularly dark post-apocalyptic horror movie — one you’d much rather skip watching. But for the people of Syria, these nightmares have become a part of daily life. When the rebels struck out against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime more than two years ago, the... Read More
Celebrity skin is big business. Every time someone famous is exposed (accidentally or intentionally), there’s a flurry of media coverage (have we as a nation ever truly recovered from Janet Jackson’s infamous "wardrobe malfunction"?). But not every incident of a celebrity "baring it all" is a tawdry paparazzi photo or a desperate bid for... Read More
South Korea has an education problem. Specifically, cheating. It's so widespread that the Educational Testing Service — the United States based developer and scorer of the SATs — just announced it was pulling the SATs from every school in South Korea, mere days before high school students were set to take them. The unprecedented move has... Read More