Archives: health behaviour

Thursday, April 9, 2020

The Social Media Megaphone: Good or Bad?

By Jyllenna Wilke, Department of Neuroscience Before the World Health Organization (WHO) labeled COVID-19 a pandemic, they had declared an infodemic. They defined this as 鈥渁n overabundance of information (some accurate and some not) that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and guidance when they need it鈥�. In the media, as... More

Sunday, December 1, 2019

“I鈥檓 tired” 鈥� the cause of the hallmark university student statement debunked

By Olivia Richards, Department of Psychology 鈥淚鈥檓 tired!鈥� This phrase is well used, if not excessively among students on any university campus. Students are notorious for proclaiming their聽exhaustion, their desire for sleep, and their inability to withstand an entire lecture without dozing off. It appears that a student鈥檚 view on the... More

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