This seminar serves to examine the complex public health implications of climate change. It further explores possible policy initiatives to combat these issues.
Food deserts refer to communities, typically in pouring neighborhoods, where there is limited access to low cost, healthy food.
Do you have a hobby? How do you like spending your free time? Is their value in having hobbies? This seminar explores the role that hobbies play in well being.
The topic is introversion, specifically the thoughts Susan Cain lays out in her book Quiet about the power of introverts and the cultural bias towards extroversion. Links to the TED talk and some Forbes articles are below.
Stem cell research has been exploding in the 21st century as a new medium to understand and manipulate the human body for therapy and development. In the field of regenerative medicine, there are a number of ethical limitations that prevent the onset of future research. In the past, there was a high focus on the use of embryonic stem cells. However, we are at a period of large scientific growth privately, which has caused a new set of developments in human-animal chimera. These technologies are designed specifically to assist in the large organ shortage issue, but can have major implications and unintended consequences due to the experimental nature of the work.
New Year’s Resolutions beg the question – how can I be more effective in keeping good habits? Yet, as you dig deeper, our understanding of habits might tell us more than just the neuroscience behind it.
In today’s world we are constantly tied to our screens: checking our email, the number of likes on our latest Instagram post, or the recent viral cat video. But how is this impacting our happiness? Leaders around the world and within Silicon Valley are extolling the virtues of disconnecting in an even more connected world.