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Caffeine withdrawal is now a mental disorder

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Caffeine withdrawal is now a mental disorder:

So much so, that the latest version of psychiatry's bible, DSM-5, is naming caffeine withdrawal as an actual mental disorder. Matt Peckham of Times.com shares some of the symptoms a person who's drunk on coffee would typically experience: If you've had ...

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Neutrons on classically inexplicable paths

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 03, 2024

Any theory that describes our world without the strange superposition states of quantum theory must obey this inequality . Quantum theory, on the other ... View article...

Unlocking Croatia's Potential: Addressing Systemic Gender Inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 03, 2024

Implementation of the right policy mix can unlock the full potential of half of Croatia's population. By advancing gender equality, ... View article...

Universities fear decline, dropouts, and more inequality due to new Cabinet plans

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 03, 2024

"A whole generation will be affected by this, and there is also the threat of a major negative economic impact, and inequality of opportunity will ... View article...

14 Hilarious LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 09, 2024

In most of these books, the characters' LGBTQ identities are incidental to the stories (though they nevertheless provide important representation), ... View article...

Poverty is a real issue

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, July 08, 2024

The Gini coefficient is a statistical measure of economic inequality in a population. The closer it is to zero, the lesser income inequality is, and ... View article...

Economic growth and income inequality increase the carbon intensity of human well-being ...

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, July 08, 2024

... inequality result in the same proportional changes in CIWB. Therefore, and while incredibly difficult to do, it is possible that efforts to reduce ... View article...

Systemic racism — demonizing an inconvenient truth

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 02, 2024

I may never see systemic racism solved, but a start would be to study our unvarnished history. View article...

60 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 changed American justice

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 02, 2024

On July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark law, saying he hoped to “eliminate the last vestiges of injustice” for Black ... View article...

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Trans teen stabbed 18 times in horrific attack at Miami's airport

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 24, 2024

It was pretty scary for a lot of people that were here,” said a passenger. “Everybody was just running.” View article...

Vanessa Williams Recalls Facing Racism, Death Threats After Miss America Win

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, July 25, 2024

Vanessa Williams reflects back on the highs and scary lows of her pageant-winning year, including the racism and death threats she faced after ... View article...

Biden's pardons still fall short for many LGBTQ veterans

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, July 22, 2024

Neither the White House nor the Defense Department could tell The War Horse exactly how many veterans will benefit — or why so many others are ... View article...

Kamala Harris is already facing a flood of racism and sexism

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, July 25, 2024

For swing voters leaning to the Democratic ticket, Hancock says it's unlikely that racist and sexist language would negatively impact their views of ... View article...

N.H. advocacy groups considering legal action against recently signed anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 23, 2024

New Hampshire advocacy groups are considering legal action to challenge several anti- LGBTQ ... View article...

Racism 'not a winning strategy' for Republicans

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 24, 2024

There's just going to be some basic racism and misogyny that is going to infiltrate this campaign,” says Sen. Chris Murphy on attacks against VP ... View article...

Here's what Project 2025 says about gay marriage, LGBTQ+ rights

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Nothing in Project 2025 proposes banning gay marriage, but it does have several policy proposals that are anti-LGBTQ+. View article...

JD Vance once thought he was gay, changed his name twice

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 24, 2024

How JD Vance went from thinking he was gay and changing his name twice to being an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist. View article...

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