Author Archives: marcelle.turner

The Fear of Getting Old: What To Do About Our Brains

As a society our health consciousness is increasing. Eating healthy and exercising is becoming more common. Gyms and health food stores are popping up everywhere and it seems as though Americans are starting to focus more on healthier bodies and …

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Extreme Dieting: The Dangers of Tapeworms

Dieting and weight loss fads are forever changing. Some become more popular while others wane with time. Dieting has come a long way from cutting out a certain food group. People are going to extreme dieting measures to get the …

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DARPA says Robots Could Change the Nature of Combat

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency  (DARPA) is looking to replace human forces with robots.

Drones and bomb detecting technology already replace humans in combat and the fear of human interaction will be eliminated all together if robots are to …

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Two orcas are transported to Sochi for 2014 Winter Olympic Games

Whale advocates claim two orcas have been captured in the waters north of Japan and are being transported to a Sochi aquarium. The aquarium is to display the animals specifically for the Winter Olympic Games to increase tourism spending.

Locals …

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Womb Transplants: Ethical or Unethical?

While lung, kidney, heart and limb transplants seem to be accepted in today’s medical world why should wombs transplants be any different?

Some women face the difficulty of not being able to give birth because they are without a womb …

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Commerce influences life…which influences commerce…

Normally, New York is city full of varying styles from conservative to punk; it was a great place to see “street fashion”. Street fashion is the idea of seeing real people (read: not models) dressed in a style they choose …

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Whatever happened to…verbal communication

I can admit it: I am an obstinate late adopter of new technology. No, it’s not about the cost. Nor is it that I don’t see the value in new technology. I simply prefer to drag my ‘adaptation’ heels until …

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