Psychology has become one of the most popular degrees and careers in the U.S. It is the study of the human mind and behavior. Psychological studies aim to understand and explain how people act, think, and feel. Although more and more people have been studying psychology, there are still some people who do not understand psychology.

Some people think that psychologists can use their understanding of human behavior to solve crimes. While others think that psychologists just listen to their client’s stories about their childhood. Yes, there are some psychologists who help solve crimes, while some help people deal with their mental health. But there is a lot more to what we usually hear and see about psychologists. When you ask people a question about what psychologists do, more often than not, they would answer that they help people improve their mental health. That is true, however, it is just the tip of the iceberg. Psychology is a broad field that has many branches. Some of which are abnormal, biological, clinical, developmental, forensic, personality, social, and among others. These branches of psychology deal with different things. For instance, clinical psychology focuses on understanding and improvement of mental health psychology. Meanwhile, the research and ideas of forensic psychology are often used in the criminal justice system. On the other hand, social psychology searches for an understanding of group behavior and how social influences affect individual behavior. Despite having different branches, in psychology, all roads lead to Rome; to understand and explain human behavior.

Ban Shigeru is an architect who became famous for using unusual materials.

On January 17, 1995, an earthquake was experienced in Hanshin area. Ban saw victims standing near their badly damaged church. So, he asked the priest if they can build a new church using paper tubes. The priest did not agree. He said that the victims’ housing is more important. But Ban did not give up and told him that the church would serve as the victims’ community center. The priest finally agreed, so they started building the church.

Ban wanted to be different from others who just wanted to work for rich people. He wanted to help the people who are affected by disasters. So, he started using paper tubes, which are strong and always available, to build disaster-relief structures, schools, and churches. Ban does not let anything stand in his way in helping people. In 2010, Haiti experienced an earthquake. The airport to Haiti was closed, so he flew to Dominican Republic and drove for six hours to Haiti. Then, he built paper-tube shelters for the victims.

Jane Goodall is a doctor who spent most of her life studying chimpanzees in Africa. In one of her interviews, she shared that there are a lot of things people can do to understand the animals. Two of the most important things to do is to watch and observe them.

It is common knowledge that chimpanzees and humans have a lot in common. Chimpanzees behaviors are very much alike with humans’. They are very close to their family and they care for one another. Meanwhile, male chimps are often protective of their territory, so they could be unfriendly to other chimps. But at the same time, they could also be friendly and helpful to others.

Jane Goodall has been traveling the world. She mentioned that everything in nature is connected. If one pattern is destroyed, everything could change. She hopes that the youth would know more about the environmental problems. So, she started a club for young people to help the animals and the environment. Goodall believes that everyone has their own responsibility in changing the world.

An immigration problem has been growing by leaps and bounds in the European Union. Every day, thousands of immigrants decide to hit the road to reach Europe but the problem is the lack of law and ideas on how they can safely be distributed among the member states of the European Union. The disagreement and division between the Western and Eastern European states about the opening and closing the borders have made the crisis worse because of their economic situation which is going downhill.

The crisis reached its peak in 2008 and became a great concern when many immigrants arrived because of a financial crisis in the USA. However, to think that immigration is a sudden invasion is a mistake because it is a characteristic of the European Union. In fact, the unsuccessful distribution of immigrants is one of the causes of the crisis. They thought opening the borders was a positive idea until it went out of hand because of the increasing number of the European Union’s members. Also, one of the causes of the increasing number of immigrants going to Europe is the civil war in Arab countries which put people’s lives in great danger. Some immigrants who were kept out of a country and others who were taken in both suffer because of poor living conditions. International law aims to protect the immigrants by giving the countries the ability to control their borders. However, they must accept the fact that their right to work and qualify for welfare benefits are limited. It is also a way for the European Union to protect their economic situation which could be affected by the rising number of immigrants.

The effects of climate change have become worse over the past years. Because of that, many scientists have been making an effort to solve the problem before it gets out of hand.

In most discussions about climate change, it is agreed that renewable energy is one of the main keys to control the worsening effects of rising temperatures since it does not produce gas that causes global warming. Hydropower and wind are two examples of renewable energy.

Hydropower has been the world’s biggest source of renewable energy. One of its examples is dams. Some studies say that it is a clean energy source filled up by rain and snow. However, there are still some negative effects to the environment and its surrounding communities. It could damage river ecosystems and displace many residents.

Wind as a source of energy began 7,000 years ago. Nowadays, a lot of countries use wind energy as their main source of electricity. To change the wind’s energy to electricity, they build tall posts that have sails or blades which are called windmills. Meanwhile, this could be dangerous for birds and bats. In fact, it kills hundreds of thousands each year.

Still, engineers and scientists are looking for the best possible ways to improve renewable energy resources without being harmful to people and the environment.