"A personal redemption narrative sustains motivation to engage in prosocial behavior," write psychologists at Northwestern University. Since it is St. Patrick's Day, that is a fancy social science way of saying that is why some people "do good works", while "redemptive stories sustain hope that sacrifices today may produce future dividends" is Catholic guilt for secular middle-aged people who...
read moreFollowing a woman in high heels up out of the subway is like discovering America. Following a woman in flip-flops up out of the subway is like riding the subway. - Rich Brookhiser Women judge men by their shoes, that is no secret. Women colloquially say that they know how a man will treat them based on how much he cares about his footwear and (bonus tell: how he treats the waitress in a...
read morePsychiatry is not afraid to try out a new gimmick - especially if they are 20 years too late.
read morePsychiatry is not afraid to try out a new gimmick - especially if they are 20 years too late.
read moreSome people are so obsessed with their food it smacks of zealotry. They might eat only a certain kind of fish cooked on a certain piece of wood. They might even believe that they can taste the difference between a strawberry processed at an organic farm and one processed at a conventional one. When it becomes truly bizarre, it affects family and friends. Writing at Genetic Literacy...
read moreRichard Somerville and Susan Hassol have some recommendations for how to improve science communication. read...
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