Big boys do cry

Big boys don’t cry: depression and men†

Men are a numerical minority group receiving a diagnosis of, and treatment for, depression. However, community surveys of men and of their mental health issues (e.g. suicide and alcoholism) have led some to suggest that many more men have depression than are currently seen in healthcare services. This article explores current approaches to men and depression, which draw on theories of sex diffe...

ERRATIC Competes with the Big Boys

Ienjoyed competing in the first two AAAI Robot Competition and Exhibitions: lots of energy, great exchange of ideas, and interesting solutions to the problems of indoor navigation. However, competing meant bringing the big robot, FLAKEY, with its nightmarish logistics: crating a 300-pound metal monster with delicate protrusions and several SPARCSTATIONS and their consoles, not to mention all th...

Do Big Classes Really Matter?

One of the more fashionable claims in contemporary sociology is that individuals’ life chances, attitudes, and behaviors have become decoupled from their class locations. The few empirical analyses relevant to this claim inevitably begin with nominal conceptions of class that aggregate occupations into “big classes” or reduce them to scores on vertical scales of prestige, socioeconomic standing...

Do Big Beetle Larvae Run Big Thermal Risks?

Why do old men have big ears?

In July 1993, 19 members of the south east Thames faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners gathered at Bore Place, in Kent, to consider how best to encourage ordinary general practitioners to carry out research. Some members favoured highly structured research projects; others were fired by serendipity and the observations of everyday practice. Someone said, 'Why do old men have bi...