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Parents Are Happier People
Contrary to recent scholarship and popular belief, parents experience greater levels of happiness and meaning in life than people without children, according to researchers from the University of California, Riverside, the University of British Columbia
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A Divine Way to Resist Temptation
The Wall Street Journal: I was raised in a kosher household. Though I never fully understood why I couldn’t eat cheeseburgers or pepperoni pizza—the theology still confuses me—I quickly learned to follow the rules. At
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Frauen erscheinen als Sexobjekte
Der Spiegel: Was sieht jemand beim Blick auf das Foto einer kaum bekleideten oder nackten Frau: einen Menschen oder ein Objekt? Und werden Männer in Badehose oder Unterwäsche anders wahrgenommen? Diesen Fragen sind belgische und
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Myopic Misery: The Financial Cost of Sadness
Huffington Post: Nobody likes to feel bad. Sadness saps our energy and motivation. Melancholy wrecks our health and invites disease. Misery leaves us — well, miserable. Yet many experts believe that these negative emotions have
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The Benefits of Being Bilingual
Wired: Samuel Beckett, born in a suburb of Dublin in 1906, was a native English speaker. However, in 1946 Beckett decided that he would begin writing exclusively in French. After composing the first draft in
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Soup has many benefits, but it can be a problem if it has too much salt
The Washington Post: Sipping a bowl of soup is an easy way to give yourself a healthful boost — as long as you keep an eye on the nutrition label. Nearly 99 percent of us
