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Happiness, Philosophy and Science
The New York Times: Philosophy was the origin of most scientific disciplines. Aristotle was in some sense an astronomer, a physicist, a biologist, a psychologist and a political scientist. As various philosophical subdiscplines found ways
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Could a sandwich stay fresh for years?
The Globe and Mail: “Not sure if you can face eating that train sandwich?” asks The Sunday Times of London. “Soon you might be able to drop it in your briefcase and keep it for
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Once Ridiculed, Male Bisexuals Are for Real
ABC: First, there was the time that Kenneth Minick was turned away from a nightclub when word got out that he was bisexual. Then, a co-worker, assuming he was gay jeered, “I hear you’re coming
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50th Anniversary of Stanley Milgram’s Obedience Experiments
Stories of torture, corporate greed, fraud, and misconduct are regular features of daily news coverage. For years, psychological scientists have tried to understand why ordinary and decent people are driven to commit such atrocious acts.
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How a Happy Marriage May Be Good for Your Heart
TIME Healthland: As we learned earlier today, marriage may make you fat, but a happy union may also help you live longer, according to a new study of heart patients. Patients who were married when
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Kate Winslet and Ryan Gosling have the stuff of heroes. How about the rest of us?
Los Angeles Times: It’s the stuff movies are made of, but this time it was real life: Actress Kate Winslet reportedly rescued billionaire Richard Branson’s elderly mother from a burning home on Branson’s private island