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Solving For X, Among the Neurons
Huffington Post: I have a fence that needs scraping and painting, and I’m pretty sure I can do the whole job in six hours. My friend Jack, who is an experienced painter, wants me to
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Even a fake grin may help lower heart rate in stressful situations
CBS News: A fake smile might be better for you than no grin at all, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Kansas discovered that if people were told to hold a
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The Karmic Connection: Do We Expect Good Fortune After Helping Others?
The Huffington Post: In general, what goes around comes around. If you’re nice to people, good things come your way, but if you’re jagoff, look out (or, as I like to say, “don’t put shit
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People with dualist beliefs less likely to engage in healthy behaviours
Asian News International: Washington: Researchers say dualist beliefs, that is, believing that the brain and the mind are two separate entities, can effect how we think and behave in everyday life. Across five related studies
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Are climate sceptics more likely to be conspiracy theorists?
The Guardian: It’s time to come clean: climate change is a hoax. And the moon landings were faked, 9/11 was an inside job, and the CIA is hiding the identity of the gunman on the
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Olympics are fair game for spoiler alerts
Hampton Roads: Spoiler alert. Cover your ears. Sing loudly to yourself. Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father. Bruce Willis is already dead in “The Sixth Sense.” And the people who insist upon covering their ears
