According to a report by Stanford University, from the turn of this century to August 26, 2015, there have been 138 documented mass shootings in the United States resulting in 555 victim fatalities and a total of 1092 victims. To put that number in perspective, that is more than the total number of documented mass shootings in the entire second half of the 20th century. In this context, a mass shooting is defined by three or more shooting victims (not necessarily fatalities), not including the s. . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow

As a social psychologist, I study stereotype, prejudice, and discrimination using scientific methodology—a process that is designed to minimize bias regularly found in personal anecdotes that seem to fuel this movement. As a white male, I am protected from the most common forms of racial and sexual discrimination. So while my views may indeed be objective as an observer to and researcher of racial inequality, I cannot provide first-hand personal experience of such inequality, which to many. . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow

First, we need to understand that the belief in a literal Hell is not ubiquitous among religions. Even within Christianity, roughly 30% of Christian Americans don’t believe in a literal Hell according to a 2007 Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life / U.S. Religious Landscape Survey. Also, the answer to this question is very different if we are talking about the non-religious who never believed in Hell and the non-religious who used to believe in Hell. For those non-religious who never believed. . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow

Recently, the proposition that marriage can be between two men or two women has been a hot topic in social media, with people both for and against speaking out aggressively on the issue. If you are for the proposition, you would likely refer to the issue as "marriage equality," which implies fairness. If you are against the proposition, you might call it "gay marriage" or better yet, refer to your position positively as in the term "traditional marriage" (assuming, of course, that traditions are. . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow

Is there a logical explanation for a toy that flies off dresser after my only child’s suicide? I have been an atheist for 10 years and highly skeptical of any possibility of life after death and all things "woo." My only child died by suicide recently and it’s a horrible heartache. A friend gave me a plush toy kangaroo with a baby in its pouch for a condolence gift; which of course, symbolizes a mother and child. Quite a few times since then, my boyfriend and I have literally seen this toy move . . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow

I was about 22 years old, just graduated college, and moved to Boulder, Colorado to live "the good life." In the city of Boulder, there is a park called Chautauqua Park with very impressive rock formations known as the Flatirons. The Flatirons, as the name suggests, is a flat rock structure with about a 60-degree incline. While still in my invincibility phase, I thought it would be a good idea to climb the Flatirons—alone and without any equipment, experience, or common sense. About an hou. . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow

According to a 2014 Marketdata report, the weight-loss market in the United States was about $60 billion, with an estimated annual revenue of about $20 billion. To put this in perspective, that is about $63 per US citizen (infants included) spent each year on products and services that offer hope to those looking to lose weight. It’s a huge market built on a complicate science that few people really understand‚Äîa breeding ground for pseudoscientific fads.A "fad" is defined as an intense and. . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow

Should we accept obese people for who they are or encourage them to get in better shape? This question can and should be explored both biologically and socially. We need to look at science and what it can tell us about obesity—specifically how much control does one have over it and how harmful it is to our well-being. Since the question involves a "should," we also need to explore the question from a social perspective and consider some of the more subjective issues about which science doe. . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow

Science tells us that the brain and the mind are different only in that the brain is the physical organ and the mind is a word we use to describe a function or product of the brain. The mind/brain relationship is not unique. For example, our voice is a result of our physical bodies—without our bodies, there would be no voice. The voice, like the mind, is a word we use to identify the immaterial product of a collection of physical systems in the body. Other possibilities surround the genera. . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow

Are people born gay? Before we attempt to answer this question, we need to unpack it. We will find a) that the question itself is flawed in the sense that it presupposes an outdated and incorrect causal view of heredity, b) the term "gay" can be redefined based on one’s political views, c) there are flawed implications involved, and d) the science is often misunderstood. The Flaw in the Question, "Are People Born Gay?"The question is predicated on a simplistic view of causality. No more than 20 . . . See the complete description at http://www.thedrboshow.com/tools/bg/Bo/TheDrBoShow