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New Rx for Spider Fears? Shout It Out
LiveScience: Feeling frightened? Say so. A new study finds that speaking your emotions out loud can help you confront your fears. People who fear spiders are less distressed upon approaching a large, hairy tarantula when
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Modern men value brains over curves
The Telegraph: But men should still take care with their own appearance, because 21st century women are becoming ever more swayed by physical attractiveness and less concerned with finding a wealthy husband. The narrowing of
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Quand les mots effacent les peurs (When words fade fears)
Le Figaro: La parole apaise la colère», disait Eschyle. Elle pourrait également apaiser les craintes, d’après une étude américaine parue dans la revue Pyschological Science : des phobiques des araignées ont en effet réussi à
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The secret of beating fear? Just talk about your emotions, say researchers
The Daily Mail: Simply describing your feelings at stressful times can make you less anxious, researchers have claimed. UCLA research into people who were terrified of spiders found that by simply talking about their fear
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Too Soon? Study Reveals ‘Sweet Spot’ in Joking About Tragedy
LiveScience: When is it okay to joke about a tragedy? New research shows that a comedian must carefully balance how bad and how distant an unfortunate event is to make a joke about it that
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Mindless tasks boost creative potential
The Globe and Mail: “Do you have a numbingly dull job, one so monotonous that you frequently find your mind wandering?” asks Pacific Standard magazine. “Well, congratulations: Without realizing it, you have boosted your creative
