It is no secret that the overdose epidemic has reached massive proportions. CNN reports that in Louisville alone in one 32-hour period there were 52 overdose calls, compared to 25 in the same time frame the previous week. There were more than 695 overdose calls in January, averaging 22 a day. The New York Times takes the report even further. Overall in Louisville, there were 6,879 EMS calls for overdoses in 2016, compared to 4,642 the year before. The news is no better in the rest of the …
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The Crimes That Keep Us Up at Night
How often do you worry about being mugged? How often do you worry about having your identity stolen? How often do you worry about having your car broken into? Those are just a few of the questions that Gallup posed to Americans as part of their annual survey about our fears over crime. It provides insight into how we think about crime, and how many of our concerns are rooted in fear of personal attack. Here are the top five crimes most concerning to Americans: 70 percent of Americans …
Can You Break the Law in Virtual Reality?
A 12-year-old boy gets behind the wheel of his Cadillac and cruises down the streets of Miami. He occasionally gets out of the vehicle to collect money from passersby, using violence when necessary. He drives through parks and public spaces, colliding with pedestrians. He deftly avoids police officers who chase after him. There are no consequences or legal ramifications - after all, he’s just playing a video game. For years, games like Grand Theft Auto have been allowing users to run amok in …
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National Multiple Personality Day
March 5 is National Multiple Personality Day, a day in which the disorder is given countrywide recognition. Generally unknown or misunderstood, Multiple Personality Disorder, or Dissociative Identity Disorder, is defined by Psychology Today as “a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual. Some people describe this as an experience of possession. The person also experiences memory loss that is too …
5 Things We Can Learn from True Crime Documentaries
The true crime genre has been captivating American audiences for a very long time. Edmund Pearson wrote a series of popular true crime books in the early part of the 20th century, most notably about the Lizzie Borden murder case. Truman Capote brought the genre to a new level of popularity in 1966 with his nonfiction novel, In Cold Blood. Today, we have several TV shows, books and movies that take on murder mysteries and the trials that follow. Two standouts in this genre, the …
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