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Studying Flags, Pins, Hope From 2008 Election
Miller-McCune: The Stars and Stripes are subliminal, class cleavages are overrated, and other academic analysis we should consider from the last election. I Pledge Allegiance to the GOP Flag The flags of the United States of
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Thinking Out of the Box: How Physical Experience Enhances Creativity
Huffington Post: When Hollywood producer Steven Spielberg was working on his 1977 hit movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” he spent long hours puzzling over the artistic texture of the film, trying to get
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Thinking won’t help you resist temptation
Yahoo: Temptation comes in many guises — for a dieter, it’s a sweet treat; for an alcoholic, a drink; for a married man, an attractive woman. How to defeat the impulse to gratify desire and
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Is It True Smiling Improves Your Mood?
The Wall Street Journal: Is it true smiling improves your mood? We tackled that question as part of our “Is It True?” video series here at the Health Blog — you can see the video
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Mastering Chess: Talent Or Practice?
Science 2.0: Why do some people, chess players or musicians, practice less but attain more? The common belief is that practice is necessary to achieve mastery in chess, but it’s not enough. There has to
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Should You Quit Taking Vitamins?
Yahoo! Health: I’m a big fan of vitamins. And judging by the size of the vitamin and supplement industry—$20 billion in annual sales, a quarter of that in multivitamins—so are you. Pop one pill and
