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Stereotype Threat: Unwillingly Giving into the Label

Stereotype threat has penetrated the society on different levels but its glaring evidence can be seen in social and academic circles where ethnic minorities and women are concerned. What is it? Simply put, the negative stereotypes of a group that is rampant in the society affect a member of that group so much so that…

BySeirut JavedSeptember 9, 20200Comments

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Dunning–Kruger Effect: Are You Really Superior?

“So the paradox goes: No man who is really ignorant is ever aware that he is ignorant. That is its finest, most faulty manifestation; there can be no true ignorance without first some claim of intelligence or consciousness, or superiority or enlightenment.” ― Criss Jami, Healology Dunning–Kruger Effect is a type of cognitive bias but…

BySeirut JavedAugust 21, 20200Comments

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The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon; Supernatural, Coincidence, or Conspiracy?

Something that you just learned about seems to be cropping up everywhere in your surroundings; it could be information related to anything which now seems to follow you everywhere that you go. Are you overthinking it or is it really happening? Is it your paranoia or is something larger at work here? We present you…

BySeirut JavedAugust 14, 20200Comments

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Anthropology: A dangerous, interesting, and increasingly popular subject

Revolutionary Hollywood director Orson Welles once said that anthropology may be the most interesting subject for a long time, and he stated that had he not become a director; he would have been an anthropologist. Many people who end up studying anthropology feel the same way about it. It may be one of the most…

ByMahnoor KhalidAugust 10, 20200Comments

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How most modern languages are linked

There are more than 6,500 spoken languages in the world according to most linguistic estimates which is staggering considering that only 23 languages account for three-thirds of the world population. Despite this, languages have not changed much over the last couple of millenniums with mainly new variations of accents having been produced due to diversity.…

ByMahnoor KhalidAugust 7, 20200Comments

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Is philosophy a dying subject?

Over the years, philosophy has famously been proclaimed a dead or dying subject by many key figures. Stephen Hawking felt that philosophy may die as a subject soon, as important questions can now be answered by science thanks to greater investment in scientific research. On the other hand, famous philosophers of the 18 th …

ByMahnoor KhalidJuly 15, 20200Comments

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The popularity of memes and how money is being made from it

A decade ago, had you told someone that making memes would earn you money, they would have laughed in your face but now it is becoming a serious reality. How memes are the forefront of internet comedy A meme is defined as a piece of virtual media (usually a photo with text) that generates laughter…

ByAbdullah KhalidJuly 1, 20200Comments

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Paperback Book Culture Now

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” ― Jane Austen The scent of pages of an old book, there is nothing else like it. Nothing beats the feeling of opening a thick paperback for the first time. Even if it is a dusty…

BySeirut JavedJune 19, 20200Comments

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How cigarettes and smoking became prominent in movies and television

If you are watching an international film or television show from any movie industry, chances are that you will see a character smoking a cigarette. Over the last century, smoking has swiftly turned from a social deviance to a norm in popular culture but how did it get to this point? How smoking is a…

ByMahnoor KhalidMay 18, 20200Comments

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Subtitles or Dubbing? Let’s talk about this

A debate as old as time The debate between subtitles versus dubbing made constant headlines even before the internationally acclaimed blockbuster ‘Parasite’ hit theaters worldwide. With Hollywood losing its title as a dominant force in the international film market, the global theater market has found an exponential growth, in becoming widely accessible through streaming of…

ByWafa MalikApril 29, 20200Comments

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