There are over 300 million people living with depression in the world; depression is ranked by the WHO as the single largest contributor to global disability. The total estimated number of people living with depression increased by 18.4% between 2005 and 2015. Yet, despite these alarming statistics, our biological understanding of depression and our ability to treat it remains woefully inadequate…

TV shows are typically just entertainment. Occasionally, they can inspire us to be better people. Doctor Who is a BBC television show about a time-traveling alien named “The Doctor” that began in 1963. Despite the show’s wacky Sci-Fi premise, its central message is about the power of words and reason over violence...

It is fashionable in higher education circles to bemoan memorization as a style of learning. It is better to learn critical thinking and creativity over being able to regurgitate some facts...