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Experiencing Awe Increases Belief in the Supernatural
Awe-inspiring moments — like the sight of the Grand Canyon or the Aurora Borealis — might increase our tendency to believe in God and the supernatural, according to new research. The new findings — published
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Could Hunger Make Us More Charitable?
NPR: Hunger can make people emotional, that’s for sure. Some people get “hangry” when their blood sugar levels drop and their irritability rises. Others get greedy. But new research suggests that we may have
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What’s In A Name? That Next Promotion, For One Thing
Fast Company: Studies have shown that all sorts of ridiculous things correlate with people’s relative power: if you’re taller, more attractive, have a deeper voice, you’ll be more likely be successful. And as a new
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People Support Social Welfare When They’re Hungry Themselves
The Atlantic: It’s hard to know how to feel about Obamacare right now. One one hand, there’s outrage at stories that like that of San Francisco resident Lee Hammack and his wife, JoEllen Brothers, two
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‘I Shall Wear The Bottoms of My Trousers Rolled’
The Huffington Post: What do those words evoke for you? For me, because I still have fragments of T.S. Eliot’s poetry bouncing around my neurons, those lyrical words trigger the idea of growing old, with
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“I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled”
What do those words evoke for you? For me, because I still have fragments of T.S. Eliot’s poetry bouncing around my neurons, those lyrical words trigger the idea of growing old, with all its associated