Brandi Jefferson calls her brother and daughter every day from Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she’s been held since March 2020. As her 16-year-old daughter’s primary caretaker, Jefferson worries about their long separation and asks how she’s doing while living with extended family. It had been just the two of them for…
When you think of anxiety, several scenarios may come to mind: the endless tossing and turning of a restless night, dread over potential future events, pandemic-related overwhelm, or full-blown panic attacks. Even if you’re not diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, you’ve likely experienced anxiety symptoms at some point in your life. In these situations, you…
Money serves three functions: it’s a measure of value, a unit of account, and a medium of exchange. A government-backed currency should be regarded as a public good, and a public institution should be responsible for providing it. With the emergence of new technology and constantly changing user needs, the way we make payments is…
Introduction. The philosophy of Stoicism finds in roots in a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded in Athens in the early 3rd century BC. Its ‘’founding father’’ is considered to be Zeno of Citium. In short, Stoicism is a philosophy of personal ethics that enables the individuals who follow it to not be controlled by the…
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“Dear Evan Hansen” premieres Friday, the movie version of one of Broadway’s biggest hits in recent memory. While some critics have attacked the movie for casting decisions or for letting its hero off the hook, such complaints are missing the point. This movie has a powerful and fundamental honesty that resonates. And its primary message…
Dr. Chelsea Ennis, who led the study, is a clinical psychologist at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System. Credit: Joshua Avist A new Veterans Affairs study finds a strong link between PTSD symptom severity and anxiety sensitivity among female Veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma. The researchers say treating the anxiety problem may…
Moveable explores the future of transportation, infrastructure, energy, and cities.On Tuesday, the New York Times ran an article headlined “Biden’s Electric Car Plans Hinge on Having Enough Chargers.” The article goes on to cite “energy and auto experts” who declare the U.S. needs at least five or 10 times as many public chargers as the…
It’s time to reap the fruits of the summer’s end. So, tomatoes, plums, and (most importantly) Labor Day sales—and the spike in serotonin all those juicy dealsdealsdeals will bring. (Before you Google: Labor Day 2021 is this Monday, September 6.) We’re choosy with our picks, and we’re picky with what we splurge on. If it’s not…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that it plans to launch the pilot scheme of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on Independence Day. This was mentioned at a press briefing delivered by Rakiya Mohammed, Director, IT Department at the CBN. She stated that the apex bank has been conducting research in regard…
