In the last two posts of this series I talked about the influence groups of social media such as Twitter and the false information of vaccines that go around. I also contributed the second post into some data on how vaccines do really help people to avoid harmful diseases. The image seen above of the…
The World Health Organization has officially declared that anti-vaccinators are one of the top 10 threats to the world. According to the organization, vaccinations alone help prevent 2-3 million deaths per year. However outbreaks such as measles are getting more common than they should be, having a total increase of 30% globally. While some of…
Ever since World War II ended, tensions between the Jewish-majority state of Israel and it’s surrounding Arab neighbors, most namely Palestine, have been high. With both states in a perpetual struggle for land and recognition, the Israeli-Palestinian situation has often been described as the world’s “most intractable conflict”. Now, as ongoing fighting intensifies and the…
Note: The following post may contain disturbing photos. When I was checking my mail the other day, I came across this email my mom sent me. Rather than the typical letter or newspaper article that she sends me, this time, she only sent me a link. Little did I know, I was in for a…