10 Things We Know Thanks to Evolutionary Psychology
3 minute read "The human experience is rich, including such diverse facets such as," writes Glenn Geher, State University of New York (Feb. 26th, 2020)
I was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton: Bloomberg is an Oligarch trying to buy the US Presidency
3 minute read "I’m not saying that great wealth should disqualify you from becoming president...The problem lies at the nexus of wealth and power, where those with great wealth use it to gain great power. This is how oligarchy destroys democracy," writes Robert Reich, (former) Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, University of California (Feb. 19th, 2020)
Think the US is more polarized than ever? You don’t know history
3 minute read "As a historian who has written and taught about the Civil War era for several decades, I know that current divisions pale in comparison to those of the mid-19th century," writes Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia (Feb. 19th, 2020)
An Open Letter to the World Health Organization and American Psychiatric Association
4 minute read Researcher and Clinician, Professor Peter Kinderman (University of Liverpool) has shown exceptional leadership in an open letter to the leaders of the American Psychiatric Association and World Health Organization. iDose invites you to not only read this related article, but get involved if you judge it to be constructive (Feb. 19th, 2020)
Natural supplements can be dangerously contaminated, or not even have the specified ingredients
"More than two-thirds of Americans take dietary supplements. The vast majority of consumers – 84% – are confident the products are safe and effective. They should not be so trusting," writes C. Michael White, University of Connecticut (Feb. 19th, 2020)
A psychiatric diagnosis is far from perfect, but can be more than an unkind ‘label’
7 minute read "When I was training as a clinical psychologist, I had a rotation in a low-cost psychotherapy clinic. Among the first people I met was a young man who believed that he might be responsible for harm coming to his family if he didn’t engage in time-consuming rituals, including arranging his shoes very particularly for up to half an hour," writes Huw Green, University of Cambridge (Feb. 19th, 2020)
New History PhDs Awarded Continue to Decline as Academic Job Market Remains Flat
7 minute read. What is the state of the Academic Job Market for Historians? By Dylan Ruediger, American Historical Association addresses the topic in this piece (Feb. 19th, 2020)
KAMADIA – Victorious Sanders supporters feeling the Bern, as Elites feel Heartburn: State of the Race (Some thoughts / Q&A)
"Though even as he claimed the majority of votes in the first two States, Sanders was all too sober about the challenges that lied in any path to victory. His enemies were watching on full alert," writes Aly Kamadia, Editor-In-Chief, iDose (Feb 12th, 2020)
This is how ancient Rome’s republic Died: A Classicist sees troubling parallels at Trump’s impeachment trial
4 minute read "Many higher-ups in the Trump administration, from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to former Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to former Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, have spoken publicly of Trump as a divinely chosen figure. And Trump himself declared earlier this year, 'I do really believe we have God on our side,'" writes Timothy Joseph, College of the Holy Cross (Feb. 12th, 2020)