A Psychological Profile of the Digitized Economy: Who Buys Cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and Meme-Stocks (and Why)?

As the global digital economy continues to grow in interest and financial worth, it is imperative to harvest data to gain early information on this nuanced economy. Already, we have witnessed billions of dollars in losses and wins at the blink of an eye, encouragement to invest from well-known celebrities and politicians, and high anxiety from the newness, power consumption, and potential outcomes of this nuanced system. Stemming from the lack of solid evidence in this emerging field, we hope to gain more insight on the early players and variation within the digitized economy. Similarly, we hope to identify specific types of investors, and analyze patterns of similarities and differences, as well as personality and individual difference measures. We have yet to gather and analyze data, and are hoping to continue exploring the research question and hypotheses

Coyote Publishing, Inc. v. Miller: Blurring the Standards of Commercial and Noncommercial Speech

In Coyote Publishing, Inc. v. Miller, the Ninth Circuit considered the constitutionality of a Nevada statute that regulates commercial advertising of legal brothels. The Ninth Circuit held that severe restrictions on brothel advertising, even in counties where brothels are legal, are valid under the First Amendment. The court concluded that Nevada Revised Statutes sections 201.430(1) and 201.440, which largely prohibit the advertising of licensed brothels, met the four prongs of the Central Hudson test. Although the Ninth Circuit held that Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(1) was constitutional, the facts of the case did not apply to Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(2) and therefore the Ninth Circuit never addressed the constitutionality of this portion of the statute. Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(2) nevertheless facially restricts more than just purely commercial speech. Consequently, section 201.430(2) is over broad and should be subject to a strict scrutiny analysis, as opposed to the more moderate Central Hudson test. This Note discusses how Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(2) facially restricts more than just purely commercial speech and would fail strict scrutiny analysis. The Ninth Circuit in Coyote Publishing, Inc. v. Miller did not address the constitutionality of this section because the facts of the case pertained to advertising of licensed brothels, which is regulated by section 201.430(1), as opposed toadvertising of unlicensed brothels, which is regulated by section201.430(2). Part I of this Note gives a brief history of prostitution, outlines the constitutionality of commercial speech regulations pursuant to the Central Hudson test and explains the Ninth Circuit’s reasoning in Coyote Publishing for concluding that Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(1) applies solely to commercial speech. Part II argues that although the Ninth Circuit held that Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(1) applies solely to commercial speech, section 201.430(2) should be invalidated by the doctrine of overbreadth because it regulates commercial as well as noncommercial speech. Finally, Part III proposes that a strict scrutiny analysis is the appropriate level of scrutiny to analyze Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(2). This Part also argues that section 201.430(2) would fail a strict scrutiny analysis because it is not narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling state interest

Coyote Publishing, Inc. v. Miller: Blurring the Standards of Commercial and Noncommercial Speech

In Coyote Publishing, Inc. v. Miller, the Ninth Circuit considered the constitutionality of a Nevada statute that regulates commercial advertising of legal brothels. The Ninth Circuit held that severe restrictions on brothel advertising, even in counties where brothels are legal, are valid under the First Amendment. The court concluded that Nevada Revised Statutes sections 201.430(1) and 201.440, which largely prohibit the advertising of licensed brothels, met the four prongs of the Central Hudson test. Although the Ninth Circuit held that Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(1) was constitutional, the facts of the case did not apply to Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(2) and therefore the Ninth Circuit never addressed the constitutionality of this portion of the statute. Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(2) nevertheless facially restricts more than just purely commercial speech. Consequently, section 201.430(2) is over broad and should be subject to a strict scrutiny analysis, as opposed to the more moderate Central Hudson test. This Note discusses how Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(2) facially restricts more than just purely commercial speech and would fail strict scrutiny analysis. The Ninth Circuit in Coyote Publishing, Inc. v. Miller did not address the constitutionality of this section because the facts of the case pertained to advertising of licensed brothels, which is regulated by section 201.430(1), as opposed toadvertising of unlicensed brothels, which is regulated by section201.430(2). Part I of this Note gives a brief history of prostitution, outlines the constitutionality of commercial speech regulations pursuant to the Central Hudson test and explains the Ninth Circuit’s reasoning in Coyote Publishing for concluding that Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(1) applies solely to commercial speech. Part II argues that although the Ninth Circuit held that Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(1) applies solely to commercial speech, section 201.430(2) should be invalidated by the doctrine of overbreadth because it regulates commercial as well as noncommercial speech. Finally, Part III proposes that a strict scrutiny analysis is the appropriate level of scrutiny to analyze Nevada Revised Statutes section 201.430(2). This Part also argues that section 201.430(2) would fail a strict scrutiny analysis because it is not narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling state interest

DSM Discrimination and the LGBT Community: Using the History of Diagnostic Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities to Contextualize Current Issues in Transgender and Gender Diverse Mental Healthcare

This paper provides a historical context of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) related to sexual orientation and gender identity. We use the historical context of psychology’s discrimination against sexual minorities (e.g., lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons) to critique current discriminatory practices targeting gender diverse (i.e., trans, nonbinary, and other not cisgender) persons- specifically, the explicit pathologizing of gender variance. The events that led to the removal of homosexuality as a diagnosis are discussed, as are subsequent diagnoses related to sexual orientation and gender identity that continue to pathologize gender variance. We conclude by deriving recommendations for clinical work with transgender and gender non-conforming (TGGD) individuals from existing literature and our historical review

Place, Experience, and Conversation: Understanding How to Most Effectively Talk About Climate Change Risks

The risks associated with sea level rise and climate change pose a major threat to coastal cities around the United States and the globe. Currently, the climate conversation is essentially a one way conversation based on power structures that fails to recognize the importance of how people approach the abstract nature of this problem. The overarching goals of this research project are 1) to understand the nuances of content framing and delivery approaches of climate change communication and 2) to discover if this reveals more effective ways to truly engage individuals in this difficult topic and to foster further discussions. This report culminates the first steps in a larger project, with the creation of a field tested social science research survey. The resulting survey measures the relative effectiveness of content framing and deliverance approaches to communication strategies regarding risks of sea level rise on individuals’ concern and stated willingness to take action in three locational spheres (local, home place, and national)

Art and the Aesthetic of Graphic Novels as Seen in "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

Oscar’s views about Art for Art’s Sake were the primary focus of “The Decay of Lying: A Dialogue,” and "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Wilde believed that good art, real art, is a “lie”—it should not be a reflection of life, but rather influence life. In that way, people should make art from their own imaginations rather than what they see in the real world. Since it was first published, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" has been adapted into several other medias including graphic novels. Each graphic novel has a different style of art that all serve the same purpose successfully—to tell the tale of Dorian Gray and his portrait. This essay explores how graphic novels—specifically the adapted versions of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"—are representative of the primary text, as well as how the graphic novel medium provides the avenues necessary for the secondary texts to flourish as “Art for Art’s Sake.

Species-specific effects of herbivorous fishes on the establishment of the macroalga Lobophora on coral reefs

Herbivory is a key ecosystem function that influences ecosystem trajectories. However, interactions between plants and herbivores are species-specific and change throughout the plants' lifetime. On coral reefs, herbivorous fishes reduce competition between corals and macroalgae through their grazing activity, thereby regulating the ecosystem state. Grazing vulnerability of marine algae generally decreases with increasing algal size. Therefore, the removal of newly settled recruits by herbivorous fish is likely important in preventing macroalgal blooms and reducing competition with corals. We studied the grazing susceptibility of recruits of the brown macroalga Lobophora to multiple fish species through a combination of feeding observations and manipulative in situ and ex situ experiments. Further, we recorded short-term Lobophora growth patterns and adult survival over 9 wk. Lobophora recruits were more susceptible to herbivory than adults, likely owing to their smaller size. However, recruit mortality was driven by only 3 of the studied species: Acanthurus nigrofuscus, Scarus niger and Chlorurus spilurus, whereas other common herbivores did not remove any Lobophora recruits. Our data also suggest variable growth and recruitment among months. These findings point to a possible increase in grazing resistance with age for Lobophora. As such, a decrease in grazing pressure by key fish species controlling Lobophora recruits could permit Lobophora to establish more grazingtolerant adult populations

Magnetic White Dwarfs from the SDSS II. The Second and Third Data Releases

Fifty-two magnetic white dwarfs have been identified in spectroscopic observations from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) obtained between mid-2002 and the end of 2004, including Data Releases 2 and 3. Though not as numerous nor as diverse as the discoveries from the first Data Release, the collection exhibits polar field strengths ranging from 1.5MG to ~1000MG, and includes two new unusual atomic DQA examples, a molecular DQ, and five stars that show hydrogen in fields above 500MG. The highest-field example, SDSSJ2346+3853, may be the most strongly magnetic white dwarf yet discovered. Analysis of the photometric data indicates that the magnetic sample spans the same temperature range as for nonmagnetic white dwarfs from the SDSS, and support is found for previous claims that magnetic white dwarfs tend to have larger masses than their nonmagnetic counterparts. A glaring exception to this trend is the apparently low-gravity object SDSSJ0933+1022, which may have a history involving a close binary companion.Comment: 20 pages, 4 figures Accepted for publication in the Astronomical Journa