TheSocialTalks - NDP Ends Supply and Confidence Agreement …
WEB23 hours ago · On Wednesday September 4th, Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada’s New Democrats Party (NDP), announced that his party would be ending the supply-and-confidence agreement that the NDP had with the Justin Trudeau led Liberal Government. The announcement came in the form of a video posted to social ...
TheSocialTalks - The Danger of Misconception and How to Avoid
WEBFeb 18, 2023 · According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a misconception is a wrong idea based on a failure to understand a situation. Cases of deception are often caused by a lack of proper understanding of a topic and taking in false information. Any topic is subject to numerous misconceptions. Scientific fields such as maths and physics also suffer from ...
PCOS Awareness Month: Understanding Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
WEBThe main symptoms of PCOS include irregular periods, higher levels of "male" hormones, such as androgens, which may cause physical signs like excess facial or body hair, and polycystic ovaries, where the ovaries become enlarged and contain follicles that surround the eggs. Other symptoms of PCOS include the complete absence of periods ...
The State of Journalism: Is True Journalism Dead?
WEBNov 7, 2023 · When I first started journalism in college, I learned that journalism comes with the freedom to shed light on what is kept in the dark. The media, with its far-reaching influence and capacity to shape public perception, plays a pivotal role in modern society.
TheSocialTalks - India's Union Government approves free …
WEBIndia is the most populous country in the world with over 140 crore people. Can the Indian government provide free healthcare assistance for all? Let's take a look. Well, the Scheme is called Ayushmann Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana …
Stereotypes and Generalization: how to avoid Stereotypes
WEBMar 25, 2022 · Stereotypes and Generalization. Bennet (2021) explains that stereotypes focus on the individual members of the group, while generalization focuses on a group of people. When generalization about a group of people definitively applies to individuals, it may become a stereotype, but it is avoidable if it is recognized as a variable framework.
TheSocialTalks - Returning to the Classics
WEBMar 21, 2024 · Four years ago, a pandemic forced us to stay inside our homes, looking through the window at a world that no longer existed. It’s akin to seeing a star that died eons ago, but we still see the light due to its distance from our Earth; our lives before the pandemic were gone.
Why We Hate Change: Overcoming Familiarity Bias
WEBJun 27, 2022 · This bias can be referred to as the psychological term, familiarity bias. As described by the Wall Street adage, “invest in what you know”, familiarity bias causes individuals to prefer what is familiar to them and avoid the unknown. We create an echo chamber in our heads, taking in ideas that support our beliefs, but blocking out those ...
The Social Media Surge: Unravelling the Youth Connection
WEBDec 2, 2023 · The Social Media Landscape: A Youthful Playground. The advent of platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok has created a dynamic online universe that serves as a virtual playground for the younger generation. According to recent data, approximately 90% of individuals aged 18 to …
TheSocialTalks - Social Media Impacts On Societal Norms
WEBAug 22, 2022 · This calls for focused media policy debates; a framework focused on equitable distribution of access to media and the ability to use it effectively. 20th Century philosophers John Rawls and Amartya Sen's analogy contributes to a utilitarian approach of justice governing media policy hence this approach provides a clear path on …