Dr. Mozelle Martin
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Behavioral analyst and investigative writer examining how people, institutions, and narratives behave under pressure—and what remains when systems fail.
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The Era of Repair:
This question is often asked of older couples: how did you manage to stay together so long? The answers tend to sound deceptively simple, but they reflect a set of values that no longer dominate cultural norms. The truth is that long-term relationships were rarely sustained because everything was easy or people were perfectly compatible. They endured because repair was valued over replacement. In past generations, when something was broken, people fixed it. They did not discard it at the first sign of wear.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin5 months ago in Longevity
Misidentified & Misunderstood:. Top Story - September 2025.
They wag their tails, lick your face, and ask for nothing but love — yet thousands of dogs are dying in shelters and rescues each year. Not because they’re aggressive, but because they’ve been mislabeled.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin5 months ago in Petlife
Are Toilets Built for Toddlers Now?
Sit on a public toilet today and you might swear someone swapped it with a daycare chair. Most non-ADA bowls perch only 14 to 15 inches off the floor—barely above preschool height. If your joints are mint-condition, fine. But add arthritis, bad knees, a hip replacement, or just plain mileage, and every sit-to-stand becomes a micro-battle.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin5 months ago in Humans
Handwriting Was the Doorway.
When most people hear “handwriting analysis,” they think of a parlor trick. Popular culture hasn’t helped. Movies reduce it to a detective staring at squiggles on a page. Self-help books package it into “what your signature says about you.”
By Dr. Mozelle Martin6 months ago in Writers
The Cage I Keep Selling:
They don’t live long. That’s the part you’re warned about if you let people know you love pet rats. They’ll tell you not to get attached. They’ll remind you they’re “just feeders.” They’ll talk about their short lifespans like it should somehow make the loss easier.
By Dr. Mozelle Martin7 months ago in Petlife
Why I Never Took the COVID Vaccine—
In 2020, I was the interim manager of a COVID testing center in Arizona. At the time, the air was thick with fear, compliance, and nonstop policy pivots. Most people were just trying to keep up. But I’ve worked in aDNA and DNA research since 2001, including forensic-level studies into cellular behavior, trauma, gene signaling, and long-range risk patterns. Way back in 1998, I worked on a prison system project with OSHA for college credit—and that’s where I learned how to read their chemical data sheets. So when the first vaccines were rushed through under emergency use, I didn’t line up. I paused. And I did what I’ve always done when something doesn’t sit right: deep research!
By Dr. Mozelle Martin7 months ago in Proof
The F-Word: Where It Really Came From
It wasn’t invented in a frat house, and no, it didn’t always mean what you think. Let’s get something out of the way: fuck is not a new word. It didn’t come from 1980s action movies or 1990s stand-up specials. And despite how casually it gets tossed around today—online, on stage, on shirts—it didn’t start out as an all-purpose punctuation mark for modern frustration. Like most good things (or bad, depending on your lens), it has a much more layered past. And no, not the kind you’ll find in a listicle about “words that used to mean something totally different.”
By Dr. Mozelle Martin7 months ago in History
