California: The Golden State of Seismic Anxiety California: The Golden State of Seismic Anxiety (image credits: unsplash) The state that has the most earthquakes is California. In 2022, almost 40,000 earthquakes occurred in the state, with 14 being significant earthquakes. Living on fault lines like the San Andreas creates a unique psychological landscape where residents …
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Memphis Continues Its Struggle with Violence Memphis Continues Its Struggle with Violence (image credits: unsplash) Memphis, the second-biggest city in the red state of Tennessee, tops the list with 2,501 violent crimes per 100,000 people, according to data from the FBI. The city has been grappling with alarming levels of violence that put residents and …
Wartime Censorship’s Deadly Legacy Wartime Censorship’s Deadly Legacy (image credits: pixabay) When death came knocking in 1918, newspapers across America kept their doors shut and their blinds drawn. A little over a year later, it passed the 1918 Sedition Act, which made it a crime to say anything the government perceived as harming the country …
Artificial Intelligence Job Displacement Terror Artificial Intelligence Job Displacement Terror (image credits: unsplash) The fear of machines taking over human jobs has reached unprecedented levels among workers worldwide. People are concerned about the fact that jobs, in the near future, could be replaced by AI – continuously improving in accuracy, robustness and coverage until replacing …
Fear of Plane Crashes and Catastrophic Events Fear of Plane Crashes and Catastrophic Events (image credits: unsplash) The most recognized flying phobia involves the terrifying fear of plane crashes, though it’s only a small number of flying phobias. In the survey of the Latvian population conducted by SmartLynx Airlines, the most frequently mentioned reasons are …