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Culture and Health
Where we come from and the cultural environment we were raised in has a big impact on many aspects of our lives. James Jackson’s research focuses on how culture influences our health (both mental and
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Picky Palates
The New York Times: Q. Why am I such a fussy eater? Does each person have a distinct set of taste buds, or is my fussiness just in my head? A. Differences in taste buds
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Baby’s Palate And Food Memories Shaped Before Birth
NPR: Want your child to love veggies? Start early. Very early. Research shows that what a woman eats during pregnancy not only nourishes her baby in the womb, but may shape food preferences later in
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Study: Tweens aim for fame above all else
CNN: What do tweens value most? If you are thinking honesty or self-acceptance think again. What they value above everything else, according to a new study from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA)
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Flagging up bias
The Economist: FLAGS are powerful symbols. They appear on ships, parliaments, schools, lapels and even—sometimes—underwear. Exactly what effect they have on people’s behaviour, though, is seldom a topic of scientific inquiry. Melissa Ferguson of Cornell
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Will Pets Give You Good Health and Longevity?
Yahoo Taiwan: (法新社華盛頓3日電) 長期以來,寵物飼主被洗腦認為,比起沒養寵物者,自己更快樂、健康又長壽,但美國最新研究指出,這些飼主可能只是「自我感覺良好」。 西卡羅來納大學(Western Carolina University)心理學教授赫佐格 (Howard Herzog)表示,過去針對飼養寵物能否促進健康和長壽的研究,卻發現「夾雜衝突性結果」。 赫佐格在8月號「心理科學最新指南」(Current Directions in Psychological Science)中指出:「無庸置疑,飼養寵物對部分民眾有益,但『養寵物的人比沒養寵物者還健康、快樂或更長壽』的論述,缺乏充足佐證。」 阅读更多/Read more: Yahoo Taiwan