The tales of human resilience woven into the tapestry of history offer profound lessons. The narrative of the Kurdish people is one such story, etching […]
Author: Canan Yalçın
Rooting for the Underdog: The Psychological and Sociocultural Drivers Behind Our Preferences
The attraction of the underdog, a widespread phenomenon in which public sympathy is often directed toward the supposedly ‘weaker’ competitor, is fascinating from both psychological […]
Voting for Change: The Power of Hope
As the gears of democracy turn and the election fever grips our nation, a palpable sense of expectation fills the air. The ballot box, it […]
Pathway to Peaceful Slumber: Understanding, Diagnosing and Overcoming Sleep Disorders
Sleep – we all love it, but it can be a fickle friend. While some of us enjoy blissful nights of uninterrupted slumber, others struggle […]
Language, Culture and Identity: Kurds and Kurdish Through the Lens of Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, or linguistic relativity, has fascinated linguists, anthropologists, and psychologists for decades. It holds that the structure of a language influences the cognition, […]