KAMADIA: Trudeau has handled Iran much smarter than Harper ever did (very quick remarks)
Kamadia, Editor-In-Chief of iDose, offers some quick thoughts to readers concerns about Canada-Iran (Jan. 15th, 2020)
Jeremy Wildeman: Canada’s anti-diplomacy puts Canadians at risk in the Middle East
"Canada is caught in a mess of its own diplomatic making following the recent escalation in conflict between the United States and Iran," writes Jeremy Wildeman, University of Bath (Jan. 15th, 2020)
Soleimani’s killing evokes dark history of political assassinations in the early days of Shiite Islam
"Soleimani’s killing is also roiling Iran – including some people who don’t necessarily follow military affairs – for religious and cultural reasons related to the country’s Shii Muslim history," writes Deina Abdelkader, University of Massachusetts Lowell (Jan. 15th, 2020)
When Modern Antidepressants Fail To Treat Depression: Treatments based on serotonin may be based on flawed logic
"Today, psychiatrists overwhelmingly prescribe drugs that," writes Gary L. Wenk, Ohio State University (Jan. 15th, 2020)
5 things you can do to make yourself healthier: having a healthy gut
"It’s common for people to focus on their health at the start of the year. But few consider the well being of the microbes that live inside the human gut – the microbiome – which are vital to an individual’s good health," write Connie Rogers, Pennsylvania State University and Darrell Cockburn, Pennsylvania State University (Jan. 15th, 2020)
VIDEO: Harvard Author of #1 Best Seller “The Age of Surveillance Capitalism” tells us what it means (3 minute video)
Because we are living in an age of unprecedented surveillance, here's a quick video where Shoshana Zuboff defines "Surveillance Capitalism" (Jan. 15th, 2020)
Review: The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff
"Zuboff, a professor emerita from Harvard Business School known for her research on information technology in the workplace, set a monumental task for herself," writes Sam DiBella, London School of Economics (Jan. 15th, 2020)
Elizabeth Warren stands to gain from Julian Castro’s endorsement (some important numbers)
"In addition to sharing so many donors, Castro and Warren have two of the highest ratios of women donors," writes Brian Johnson, Center for Responsive Politics (Jan. 15th, 2020)