Several countries have already acknowledged the rights of same-sex couples to marry. However, despite this paradigm shift and the considerable degree of achievements of the […]
Author Archives: Kris Timothy Simon
The Black Wall Street Massacre
The Black Wall Street Massacre, also known as the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, is one of the worst acts of racial violence in United […]
Major Types of Prejudice
Prejudice or bigotry is a preconceived unfavorable feeling or negative evaluation or opinion toward a certain person based on his or her group or sociocultural […]
A Brief History of the LGBT Movement in the United States
Members of the LGBT community rallied in the American capital and gathered in front of the White House in 1965 to stage the first LGBT […]
LGBT Movement: The History of the Rainbow Flag
The history of the Rainbow Flag also forms part of the history of the LGBT movement in the United States and the worldwide LGBT movement. […]
Marijuana vs Hemp: What is the Difference?
There is still some confusion about the difference between marijuana and hemp. Some articles and other literature have mentioned these two interchangeably. This confusion is […]
Standardized Testing in Education: A Flawed System?
Standardized testing is a common method for assessing the academic performance of students and tracking their growth or addressing learning gaps. It is also in […]
Boon-Holmes: Three Stages of Romantic Relationships
Social psychologists S. D. Boon and J. G. Holmes conducted a research about romantic relationships. Their study specifically explored the dynamics of interpersonal trust among […]
Firehose of Falsehoods: Principles, Examples, and Defenses
American nonprofit global policy think tank and research institute The RAND Corporation first coined the term “firehose of falsehoods” in 2016 to describe a technique […]
Evidence-Based Toolbox Against False Information
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Human Development spearheaded by senior research scientist Anastasia Kozyreva developed an evidence-based toolbox of individual-level […]