Counterintuitive Spring 2023

mental health and social media

continuous social media exposure and mental illness

the causal relationship between continuous social media use and chance of mental illness

Continued, long-term social media use is a direct causal factor for a higher chance of mental illness.

In the long-term, continued internet usage can lead to a lowered capacity for discerning reality.

FaceBook helps those who would otherwise be unable to communicate do so, but provides those who could in its absence a less involved way to do so, weakening their relationships in the process.

1. Farmland use
2. Effective farmland use in the us
3. Farmland, how its used and its impact on our development
4. How we use the farmland in the us is important to our development and sustainability as a country
5. With consideration of imports and trade, we should focus agriculturally as a country on using our farmland efficiently
6. The use of farmland in the US should focus not on quantity and appeasements of wants but instead on sustainability and environmental impact if we care about our countries health and longevity

1. Meditation 
2. How meditation affects the brain 
3. Scientific evidence of what happens in the brain during meditation
4. How meditation affects mental health 
5. Meditation being taught in schools 
6. How meditation can help students with their mental health

1) Happiness

2) The search for happiness in life

3) The effect of the search for happiness on the quality of human life

4) The search for happiness, seen as a life goal to many, negatively impacts the well-being of society.

5) Eliminating the difficulty of searching for happiness in life would considerably increase the overall well-being of society.

6) Eliminating the single-minded search for happiness in life would increase the overall well-being of society by shifting the focus to identifying the fulfilling purpose of life.

1. Student debts
2. Student debts should be eliminated. 
3. Student debts should be eliminated to those who make less than the national average income.
4. Student debts should be forgiven for those who can not afford to pay them back. 
5. Many students graduate in debt, people who qualify should receive a lower number to pay back or have it forgiven altogether. 
6. Because many college students graduate with significant debt, forgiving it for those who qualify would be financially beneficial.

• Climate Change
• Climate Change around the world
• Climate Change in different elevations
• The Coral Reef decreasing in size every year
• The Arctic melting and getting significantly smaller
• The snow caps on top of the mountains disappearing

1.going back to the moon

2. Going back to the moon can further education

3. Going back to the moon can help further education

4. Its good to check back up on the moon

5. Going to the moon during different phases can be seen different at all phases

6. Going back to the moon is essential to understanding planet earth more.

7. Going back to moon is essential for americans because we own that moon and its very beautiful piece of life that helps us live. Helps us in the longrun to understand the rest of humanity and what we believe in. Thats because the moon is very valued here on planet earth. history always repeats itself.

8. Going back to the moon will help new studies. Because life here on earth always changes and so will the know this because i have a belief the moon is very fragile and unique in detail.

Health is being sacrificed for comfort

People indulge recklessly in both mental and physical stimulants

Overindulging in unhealthy habits can negatively affect health

Unhealthy food and drink is affecting society in more ways than one.

Unhealthy eating/drinking habits affects you both physically and mentally.

Unhealthy food and drink is our generation’s addiction and it is affecting people both physically and mentally. 

Following our Conference, I decided to make my Hypothesis funny.

Renewable energy

Types of renewable energy

Renewable energy and their impact on the environment

Is renewable energy better for the environment when compared to traditional methods.

Is it even possible to remove fossil fuels completely from our daily lives.

Is it feasible to completely integrate renewable energy into every aspect of our lives.

1. Weightlifting should be more popular in young children
2. Lifting should be introduced to kids at a young age
3. The benefits associated with lifting at an early age
4. Lifting weights in a safe manner at a early age has way more benefits than other sports.
5. More schools should introduce weightlifting as a sport instead of other popular sports. as it is more beneficial to growing children and teenagers when done in a safe manner.
6. Educating and training young children and teenagers on the sport of powerlifting as part of the curriculum would greatly benefit the health and lifestyle of the students.