Body image and self confidence: A learned social construct. In this article about body image and self-confidence, the writer talks about how certain comments, habits and other’s insecurities during childhood can generate lifelong body …
Science and Society
PILLARS OF HUMANITY
By Pol Morera
Welcome to my blog
Hey! Through this blog you will be able to read some of my thoughts on the interesting news articles I suggest. We will talk about SCIENCE and SOCIETY, understand how this two concepts are always related, and learn more about the world around us and the society in which we live. Let’s go!
Bobo doll experiment: We are social and community beings The article exposes the Bobo doll experiment, an experiment about behavior learning and social imitation where three groups of children were created. The …
Animal experimentation: Are human lives above animal ones? This article I found in Gale International talks about animal experimentation, its contributions and consequences, the regulations it has and finally some alternatives to …
Rhythm 0: Our cruelty is retained by consequences. This brief and visual post talks about Rhythm 0, a performance in which the author, Marina Abramović, let people do whatever they wanted to …
Saying NO: A way to value our YES. In this article, a group of mid-career environmental social scientists discourse talk about their experience during a year in which they agreed to say …
Immigration: Government promoted hate. In this dissertation about immigration, the author tries to make a general explanation of the topic, exposing it in different sections. He debates the motivations and the impact …
The photo 51: A story of science and greed. In this aperture, the writer explains that Rosalind E. Franklin was a memorable scientist, who achieved a clear photo of DNA, the photo …
Lina Medina: Dehumanizing in the name of science. This article, which explains that, under certain conditions, it is possible for a child to get pregnant, talks about the case of Lina Medina, …
Milgram Experiment: ‘I was only following orders’ As the article explains, the Milgram Experiment is an experiment that explores the boundaries of human obedience to authority. In order to achieve it, many …
Paris Syndrome: The last step of globalization. In this article by LiveScience, the author exposes and debates about the Paris syndrome, a phenomenon that makes people feel anxious and deeply disappointed when …