Science Square (Issue 143)
Dreams keep brain refreshed Tsai et al. Cerebral capillary blood flow upsurge during REM sleep is mediated by…
Issue 143 (Sep - Oct 2021)
14 articles
Faith and Concern
Being trouble-free is the biggest trouble of all. I’d rather wish people felt so troubled for others that…
For My Brother
Between the ages of six and ten, I stayed up every night waiting for the sound of my…
Counseling Muslim-American Youth
A day thinking about what could happen, should happen, or what might have been is a day missed.…
The Snowflake
It’s a land of tundra and toil; sacrifice and secrecy; fallacy and fight. They say Russia is a…
Voices and Monsters
Postpartum psychosis is a rare mental health condition that affects one or two in every 1,000 new mothers.…
Unity – 1
Tawhid, derived from wahda (oneness), means unifying, regarding as one, believing in God’s Oneness or Unity, and sincerely…
Pistol Shrimp
Great explosions similar to those of pistol sounds are sometimes heard underwater. These loud sounds come from pistol…
Brain Development During Adolescence
Until recently, the human brain was thought to complete its development to a great extent when the child…
The New Normal
It was December 31st, 2019 when Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, China, reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia seen in Wuhan,…
Homo Covidicus
It was YOU – 2006 Person of the Year according to Time magazine. You – meaning user who…
Skipping Stones With Math
One of my most beautiful childhood memories was stone skipping with my dad. It always seemed mysterious to…
The Tomorrows of My Dreams
Our inner soul is not bound by time. Just as we consciously experience the present moment, we can…
Editorial (Issue 143): Stories From Your Neighbors
Our world is more connected than ever before, yet at the same time we often remain strikingly distant…