Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, is becoming more familiar, and acceptable, to the Western Medicine culture of evidence-based and research-based treatment.
Integrative/Alternative Medicine: Understanding Medical Beliefs
Integrative Medicine/Complementary and Alternative Medicine offers doctors and patients the best of both worlds for optimum health.
Why Are Some Children More Prone To Violence? Brain Development and Kids
According to the LA Times, two 12-year-old girls, from Wisconsin were recently charged as adults for attempting premeditated murder against another classmate as an attempt to gain the attention of ‘Slender Man.’ NBC News has also reported on an Ohio woman, who suffered minor injuries to her face, neck, and back. She blames the same […]
UNESCO World Heritage Status Awarded to France’s Chauvet-Pont Cave Art
The cave Chauvet-Pont d’Arc paintings will now be preserved for future research, as the site has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status.
Reflexive Thinking: Thoughts on Media, Ukraine, and the World
National leaders discuss the fate of Ukrainians, the Media takes sides, and accurate information about the conflict is thin on the ground. What’s going on?
Anthropology and Ethnography: Applying Science to International Relations
How does anthropology relate to science? International relations couldn’t get by without the study of other cultures.
Linguistics: A Short Introduction to the Beating Heart of Human Communications
Linguistics encompasses topics ranging from morphology to phonology and syntax – by using these tools, we can examine how we communicate with one another.
Charles Darwin and The Galapagos Islands: Birthplace of Evolutionary Theory
The Galapagos Islands are the birthplace of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection. How do anthropologists study the ‘survival of the fittest?’
The Krampus and The Befana: Shady Santa’s Helpers
The U.S. is one of the only places that only encourages a “Good Santa.” World-wide, parents teach children that there are evil deities watching them, too.
St. Nicholas, SinterKlass, or “Santa” – Festival Rituals
Another of today’s Christmas staples, “Santa Claus,” is a conglomeration of “St. Nicholas,” the characters in Odin’s tales, and tradition.