Elizabeth A. Fulton

Feb 25, 2024 | nature.com | Natalie Stoeckl |Vanessa M. Adams |Rachel Baird |Robert Costanza |Darla Hatton MacDonald |Elizabeth A. Fulton | +4 more

Antarctica and the Southern Ocean provide numerous ecosystem services that benefit people globally, but many are ‘invisible’ to markets and to some decision makers. A subset of these services — Antarctic tourism, commercial fisheries, and a suite of inter-related regulating services — are conservatively valued at ~US $180 billion annually, highlighting their importance.

Sep 4, 2023 | studybreaks.com | Elizabeth A. Fulton

Image via Google ImagesThese television series are sure to give you a thrill and a laugh. In the past few years, dark comedy has exploded in popularity. Some media psychology researchers attribute our love for the genre to our constant inundation with tragedy by the rapid-fire news cycle. “Gallows humor” arms our emotional processing mechanisms, so audiences flock to narratives that portray serious issues with ironic levity. These five shows do just that, which makes them funny and compelling.

Sep 4, 2023 | studybreaks.com | Elizabeth A. Fulton

Six years after the birth of the movement, how does our culture respond to celebrities who have faced abuse allegations? Six years after the birth of the movement, how does our culture respond to celebrities who have faced abuse allegations?

Aug 9, 2023 | studybreaks.com | Elizabeth A. Fulton

Last spring, two Emory University sophomores created “Reality Check,” a YouTube miniseries about their experiences as Black female students. The show follows Monet (Zikora Mbadugha) and Colby (Aziah Phillips-Allen) as they navigate their first semester of classes, crushes and class president elections. With only three episodes out, it’s been a campus-wide hit and even made waves in the greater Atlanta area. In June, I sat down with Mbadugha and Cyreema Marshall, the co-creators of the project.

Jun 29, 2023 | studybreaks.com | Elizabeth A. Fulton

TW: Suicide “Swarm” is a psychological dark comedy series that premiered on Amazon Prime Video in March 2023. The show follows Andrea “Dre” Greene, a superfan — or “stan”— of the fictional popstar Ni’Jah. After she suffers a personal tragedy, Dre’s fandom soon erupts into obsession.