Life Changes
Healing Through Storytelling: Lessons from The Odyssey
The journey of Odysseus in Homer's 'The Odyssey' offers profound insights into healing...
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- Written by: Alexis Blue
Most people have an aspect of their personality they’d like to change, but it may be difficult to do so without help, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Rosemary Braun et al.
Researchers have developed a new simple blood test that can tell the time in your body—which might be very different from the time showing on the clock on the wall.
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- Written by: Connor Wood
Chimpanzees, human beings’ closest animal relatives, share up to 98% of our genes. Their human-like hands and facial expressions can send uncanny shivers of self-recognition down the backs of zoo patrons.
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- Written by: Rebecca Waller and Nicholas Wagner
Two new papers may provide new insight into a set of behaviors known as callous-unemotional traits.
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- Written by: Will T. Wilkinson
Trains. Who doesn't love riding on a train? And "switching tracks" is such a perfect metaphor for taking charge of our lives. As Lao Tsu famously said, "If we don't change direction, we'll end up where we are headed."
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- Written by: Wendy Wood
More than 80% of people who make New Year’s resolutions have already given up on their goals by February.
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- Written by: William Clark
Come January, 40% of Americans will make New Years resolutions, and nearly half of them will aim to lose weight or get in shape.
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- Written by: Jayashri Kulkarni
“I will definitely give up smoking – that’s my New Year’s resolution,” she stated emphatically as she thumped her fist on the table to underline her determination. “All very well”, I thought, as I sat opposite her in my medical consulting room in October.
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- Written by: Jelena Kecmanovic
It’s that time of year when people make their New Year’s resolutions – indeed, 93% of people set them, according to the American Psychological Association.
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- Written by: Dorsa Amir
In the field of psychology, the image is canon: a child sitting in front of a marshmallow, resisting the temptation to eat it.
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- Written by: José Antonio Rosa
Life is made up of countless decisions. The idea of nudging people in the right direction, instead of relying on their internal motivation, has gained traction over the last decade.
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- Written by: Rita Louise.
We as humans, just like the wildflowers, must bend and flow to the demands placed upon us by our environment. The body's ability to maintain an inner balance in the face of changing conditions of our environment...
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- Written by: Tima Bansal and Jury Gualandris
The amount of “stuff” that moves in and out of households during the Christmas season is staggering.
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- Written by: Marshini Chetty
“Dark patterns” meant to push people shopping online into spending more are startlingly common, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Gerald Walton
In October 2019, a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old were charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Devan Bracci-Selvey, who died in his mother’s arms outside his southern Ontario high school.
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- Written by: Rajesh Rao and Koosha Khalvati
Using a mathematical framework with roots in artificial intelligence and robotics, researchers have uncovered the process for how people make decisions in groups.
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- Written by: Tera Fazzino and Kaitlyn Rohde
All foods are not created equal. Most are palatable, or tasty to eat, which is helpful because we need to eat to survive. For example, a fresh apple is palatable to most people and provides vital nutrients and calories.
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- Written by: Lenedra J. Carroll
We lack self-trust because of the countless times we sold ourselves out, abandoned ourselves, ignored our intuition, refused to take appropriate action, forfeited our power. So, lacking self-trust, we are left to the hopeless device of trying to make everyone and everything conform to our need to feel safe.
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- Written by: Rena Greenberg
When we enter a state of having intense food cravings, it is often because we are reacting to a particular trigger, such as an uncomfortable or disturbing interaction or the occurrence of a stressful event. We then go into a stressed state—perhaps our muscles in the belly, jaw, shoulders, or pelvis become clenched unconsciously or we find ourselves feeling numb or agitated.
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- Written by: Rachel Anne Barr
“Fake news” is a relatively new term, yet it’s now seen as one of the greatest threats to democracy and free debate.
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- Written by: Eric Schwitzgebel
There’s something I don’t like about the ‘Golden Rule’, the admonition to do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
