Reality Shifting

Has it ever occurred that the night before a big exam or important interview you dream about it? Have you gone to sleep thinking about these events? Or have you gone to sleep thinking about how the actual interview will go? Well, that is called lucid dreams. Lucid dreaming is a type of dream where…

Changes No One Talks About After Sexual Assault

This list is based off of different stories I’ve heard over the years.
TW: Sexual Assault

1. Nothing
   In the beginning, nothing will change. You’ll feel fine. You’ll look in the mirror and tell…

Why are Women So GODDAMN Angry?

I asked eight of my closest female friends why they were angry, these were their reasons.

1. “I’m Angry Because my Value is External, No One Cares What’s Going On Inside”
   Women’s value is usually based on their looks. This has been the case for quite…

Faking mental illness

Ok, I’m sure you’ve all heard it before from someone over the age of 50, but there are a lot more people with mental illness now than there ever have been, so what’s the deal? Are there more causes for mental illness? Are the criteria too lax? Are they faking it? Or are we just more…

Premiering on HBO in 2020, I May Destroy You is show that follows the life of a woman who has recently been sexually assaulted. In the 12 Episode series, writer and lead actress…

How Economics Can Help Solve Climate Change

In a moment where seventy-five percent of world carbon emissions originate from outside the United States is a moment that can be entirely agreed as global. Equally important, is the fact that global carbon emissions are not decreasing quite quick enough…

The Male Gaze in Social Media

The academic galleries in the late 19th century in France had a comfortable space for wealthy men to view art. Specifically, a comfortable space in which they could view female nude art without repercussions or feeling slimy. It was an academic space after all. Edouard Manet…

Culture-Bound Illness

I just learned that Japanese women do not experience hot flashes during menopause. In fact, they don’t even have a word for “hot flashes”. Psychologists believe that this is due to the fact that in Western culture, a woman is seen as losing value as she ages, so stress induces hot flashes…

Following the Herd, is it the Nudge We Need?

In their book Nudge — Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein discuss the many nudges that influence our everyday lives without us noticing. The nudge I want to write about is known as “Following…