Brandon Low

“Of all the studies drug companies carry out, 40 percent are never released to the public, and lots more are only released selectively, with any negative findings left on the cutting room floor.”

This is the golden line because I think it is a really shocking statistic. The fact that 40% of research not published to the public just shows that drug companies care more about profits instead of the well being of their consumers. This suggests why Hari experienced negative side effects when he was taking theContinue reading ““Of all the studies drug companies carry out, 40 percent are never released to the public, and lots more are only released selectively, with any negative findings left on the cutting room floor.””

Pinker response

Pinker’s article was a very complicated one as there are lots of ideas in it. There are some ideas that Pinker supported but later condemned in the article. Usually when Pinker condemns the statement it is usually other peoples ideas. Pinker backed his ideas and condemned others by providing very detailed explanations based on pastContinue reading “Pinker response”

“But of mental illness, we’re a particularly long way from understanding the interplay among those factors.”

This line is very important to the overall argument because I think it really summarizes the overall content of the article that there is no conclusive evidence to what causes mental illness and it will take a long time before we can understand it. The article mentioned many experiments and their results, but there isContinue reading ““But of mental illness, we’re a particularly long way from understanding the interplay among those factors.””

Research Proposal

Research question Does work affect a person’s mental health? Motivation Hari mentioned in ‘Lost Connections’ that only 13% of people find their job meaningful. Working is something that everyone has to do in their life it cannot be avoided. With depression and anxiety on the rise there must be some correlation with a person’s workContinue reading “Research Proposal”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”