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...classic rat study by Bruce Alexander, emeritus professor of psychology at Simon Fraser University, researchers measured the impact of the social and physical environment on the risk of morphine addiction. They found that rats kept in small, isolated cages readily chose to self-administer high, frequent doses of morphine. But rats that lived in "Rat Park" - an earthly rat paradise with plenty of friends and potential mates, nesting materials, toys and room to run and play - voluntarily took significantly less morphine, preferring activity with friends and family to getting high. Under some conditions, Rat Park rats took 20 times less...
Despite my personal dislike for the salon-tanning phenomenon, thousands of people continue to frequent tanning salons. The government has taken steps to restrict tanning bed use, like introducing a tax on tanning, and the Food and Drug Administration may even go further to ban those under 18 from tanning bed use. While the tanning bed tax is a great step in the right direction towards discouraging people from using these harmful devices, the FDA’s potential ban on minors’ use of them seems like an overstepping of boundaries because of its infringement of individual rights...
...course, there’s gender confusion. While Zane may never crack the top 1,000 baby names for girls, it was number 235 for boys in 2008. Naturally, my frequent e-mail communication with non-acquaintances has led to numerous misunderstandings and the incorrect assumption that my cells are sporting a Y chromosome. Last spring, frustrated, I wrote to “Dear Abby” asking if there was a polite way to correct this mistake, but I ended up foregoing her advice to sign all my e-mails with...
...past, the frequent turnover of visiting professors—who typically remain in the department for one to three years—has resulted in a lack of continuity for painting students...
Kechiche was more enthusiastic when discussing the purely aesthetic components of the film. For example, he gave a poetic explanation to his frequent use of close-ups, saying...