When the clock strikes 8 o’clock, Americans all over the United States leave their homes, frantically tying their laces, starting their cars, and hopping on buses. Regardless of their preferred method of transportation, people are routinely traveling longer distances, and faster, than ever before. In light of this reality, public transportation has become an even…

At the heart of the human experience dwells the common question of who we are. Indeed, the formation of personal identity is complex, involving the pursuit of a clear and unique view of one’s self, separate from others. Historically, identity may have been more or less ascribed at birth. Whether a product of predetermined social…

As biological creatures, the human species shares a fundamental instinct: survival. The steady continuation of life some 200,000 years after the development of modern humans  is a testament to our commitment to survival–a species with a death wish would quickly become extinct. Unique to the human species is our elaborate mental processing, sophisticated method of…

Of the 600,000 individuals who enter the United States prison system every year, approximately two-thirds will be rearrested within three years of their release. The problem of mass incarceration refers not only to this statistical reality, but also the reality that a disproportionate amount of those incarcerated are members of minority populations and are generally of low socioeconomic status….