Social structure art

I worry about our collective mental health and well-being. I worry about what this is doing to our brain chemistry — if the use of social media and all the hate therein is fundamentally changing our brains at a molecular level that will get passed down to the next generations. Read the blog here: https://amberwardell.com/02172024/1468/mental-health/social-media-gives-and-takes-in-equal-measure-why-our-mental-health-is-in-the-shitter/

AL Fine Art, A3 Brown Sketchbook, Brainstorm, CSWK Theme 'Structures', Thomas Rotherham College, 2015-16

Poster design for social justice!!

Researchers report people experience a stronger pain relief if they are treated by someone outside of their social group.

Asaf Hanuka is an Israeli illustrator and comic book artist, notable for his autobiographical comic The Realist. He creates illustrations about his life in Israel, parenting and modern society, adding a humorous and sometimes even a surreal twist to the captured moment. His art is colorful and engaging and the themes are thought-provoking. Have a […]

In the 150 years since Charles Darwin speculated that humans originated in Africa, the number of species in the human family tree has exploded, but so has the level of dispute concerning early human evolution. Fossil apes are often at the center of the debate, with some scientists dismissing their importance to the origins of the human lineage (the "hominins"), and others conferring them starring evolutionary roles. A new review out on May 7 in the journal Science looks at the major…

Critical theory is a type of philosophy that aims to critique society, social structures, and systems of power, and to foster egalitarian social change.