Perhaps the most well-known theory of dreaming is Sigmund Freud’s; he believed that dreams were a look into our subconscious and served as a valuable tool to better understand the human psyche. Despite the domination of Freud’s ideas in most psychology courses, researchers remain divided on what exactly causes dreams — particularly whether or not […]
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Abby and Brittany Hensel are conjoined twins, a medical phenomena in which two babies are born anatomically connected to one another. The sisters shot to fame in 2012 when they became stars of their own reality show, titled “Abby and Brittany,” which detailed their interconnected journeys as they graduated college and attempted to establish their
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Mainstream media can’t seem to get enough of classic true crime. New shows constantly attempt to showcase crime from a unique angle in order to keep audiences engaged: how can they make their show original and compelling in comparison to countless others? Some networks turn to highlighting a subspecialty of crime that hasn’t historically been
When a doctor calls time of death on a 35-year-old female lying motionless on a stretcher, it is usually definite. He has watched the patient’s vital functions slowly cease, giving him the needed certainty to call the time at which physiologic death has occurred. These types of cases, where death occurs in the presence of
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Earth Day went nearly unnoticed this year. Being in the throes of a worldwide pandemic due to COVID-19, people were likely more focused on their glaring lack of social plans in April than on the planet. However, the environmental benefits of quarantine have unexpectedly begun to reveal themselves, making this year’s Earth Day one that
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It sits in a perfectly organized row within many supermarkets today: kombucha, the world’s golden health drink. Its bright, aesthetic labels pull in consumers, but the promises of amazing benefits keeps them hooked. These claims may explain the drink’s ubiquity in the modern day—from being on tap at startup companies to bottled in the refrigerators
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