Mar 10 2010

Animal Suicide Sheds Light on Human Behavior

Tag: Animals, Death and Dying, Dogs, Emotions, Suicide — Larry O'Hanlon @ 9:34 am
Suicide is not just a human behavior -- and it can help us understand human suicide.

Mar 09 2010

New TV Show Perpetuates Anorexia Myths

Tag: Current Events, Disabled People, Emotions, Gender, Genes, Health, Mental Health, Myths and Legends, Recreation and Entertainment, Safety and Prevention — Benjamin Radford @ 2:46 am
A new VH1 show called “The Price of Beauty,” hosted by Jessica Simpson, will premiere soon. The theme of the show is the extreme measures that some women will endure to look beautiful. It’s a worthy subject, but unfortunately the ...

Feb 26 2010

Friday News Feedbag for Feb. 26, 2010!

Tag: Cancer, Emotions, Feedblog, Genetic Science, Health — Jorge Ribas @ 10:44 pm
If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag...we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subscribe to here on iTunes and chat ...

Feb 09 2010

Botox May Delay Anger, Sadness

Tag: Cosmetic Treatments, Emotions, Skin — Cristen Conger @ 5:00 am
Are emotions only skin deep?

Feb 01 2010

Should Reporters Be the News?

Tag: Current Events, Emotions, Fads, Generations, Heroes — Jennifer Viegas @ 3:35 pm
For decades, journalists were taught to distance themselves from their stories and to remain objective about the subject matter they were covering. There were, of course, a few early memorable examples where reporters deviated from that desired neutral position. For ...