Introduction In 1968, the supreme court ruled in Terry v. Ohio that an officer can stop and search (better known by some states as stop and frisk) a person if the officer had reasonable suspicion as to their activity (the court does actually differentiate between reasonable suspicion and mere suspicion). Thus…

Part 1 of 2 — Linear Regression Warning This model and the accompanying research is strictly for research purposes and should NOT be used in lieu of speaking to a health professional regarding nutritional, fitness, and lifestyle changes Intro Many people have complicated relationships with their bodies and their weight. As someone…

World Hunger Isn’t Purely Caused By Lack of Agricultural Resources World Hunger has never been an easy question to tackle. Poverty, uneven distribution of resources, and lack of foods high in nutritional value are some of the biggest impactors that drive higher levels of hunger and malnutrition. Yet, world hunger doesn’t exist because the global food stores are scarce. According…

The Rise in Hate Crimes Over the past few years, hate crimes have been steadily on the rise. A look at the FBI’s database of hate crimes from 1996–2019 (as of the publishing of this post, the 2020 statistics have yet to be published) reveals that up until recently, we were enjoying a pretty steady…