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Making Time Stand Still. Awesome.
Huffington Post: Check out this photograph. That’s aurora borealis, or the northern lights, as seen from the upper regions of Norway earlier this week. This spectacular display was fueled by one of the most potent
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We Feel Hurt Even When Strangers Ignore Us, Study Shows
Huffington Post: No one likes feeling left out, and a new study shows that even being ignored by a stranger hurts. The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, is based on the idea that
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Religious people feel better than non-believers, but only in devout societies: study
National Post: Religious people tend to feel better about themselves and their lives, but a new study finds that this benefit may only hold in places where everyone else is religious, too. According to the
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How Do Placebos Relieve Pain?
The Huffington Post: Scientists and doctors have been studying placebos for more than half a century. These inert “sugar pills” remain highly controversial, yet they are widely used in clinical treatment today — especially in
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People in Power Feel Taller
Scientific American: It’s known that taller people tend to have more jobs with more authority—and higher salaries. But there’s a flip side—the more powerful a person is, the taller he or she feels. The researchers
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Why Religion Makes Only Some of Us Happy
msnbc.com: Religious people tend to feel better about themselves and their lives, but a new study finds that this benefit may only hold in places where everyone else is religious, too. According to the new