Nov 16 2010

Genuine, Open-Mouthed Laughter Appreciated Most

Tag: Communication,Emotions,Etiquette and Languages,Human Behavior,Human Nature,Relationships — Emily Sohn @ 2:56 pm
Laughter is a critical part of human communication and people learn to appreciate some forms more than others.

Nov 16 2010

Junk Food Studies Ignore Parent Responsibility

Tag: Current Events,Emotions,Health,Healthy Foods,Recreation and Entertainment,Safety and Prevention — Benjamin Radford @ 2:00 pm
Recent reports on unhealthy foods and marketing to children overlook or downplay the role of parents in what children eat.

Oct 26 2010

Brain Takes Less Than Second to Fall in Love

Tag: Emotions,Health,Love — Liz Day @ 12:47 pm
Falling in love takes a mere one-fifth of a second and can affect higher-order intellectual reasoning.

Oct 19 2010

Need Willpower? Clench Up

Tag: Emotions,Healthy Foods — Liz Day @ 6:47 pm
Clenching your muscles at the moment of decision can help boost self-control, research finds.

Oct 15 2010

‘Catfish’ Film Exposes Lies, Mental Illness

Tag: Cancer,Crime,Current Events,Disabled People,Emotions,Mental Health,Myths and Legends,Recreation and Entertainment — Benjamin Radford @ 7:22 pm
The new film 'Catfish' is a case study of the strange mental illness called factitious disorder.

Oct 13 2010

Chemical Attacks: Assault or Terrorism?

Tag: Crime,Emotions,Health,Modern History,Scandals and Trials,Terrorism — Benjamin Radford @ 8:42 pm
The Supreme Court will decide whether a federal anti-terrorism law should have been applied to the case of a woman who attacked her husband’s mistress with toxic chemicals.

Oct 12 2010

Protests Over ‘The Dilemma’ Film’s Gay Language

Tag: Current Events,Emotions,Epidemic,Health,Mental Health,Modern History,Recreation and Entertainment — Benjamin Radford @ 4:26 pm
Protests over the use of the word "gay" in the new comedy film "The Dilemma" raise questions about language and the changing definitions of words.

Oct 08 2010

The Allure of Bad Statistics: Gay Teen Suicides and Online Predators

Tag: Crime,Current Events,Emotions,Epidemic,Folklore and Superstition,Gender,Health,Mental Health,Myths and Legends,Peoples and Government,Safety and Prevention — Benjamin Radford @ 10:00 pm
Bogus statistics about threats to youth--including gay teen suicide and online predators--can damage efforts to address those social problems.

Oct 01 2010

Rutgers Suicide: Sex Columnist’s Simplistic Solution

Tag: Crime,Current Events,Emotions,Folklore and Superstition,Health,Heroes,Mental Health,Myths and Legends,Peoples and Government,Recreation and Entertainment,Religion and Spirituality,Safety and Prevention — Benjamin Radford @ 4:40 pm
In the wake of a Rutgers youth's suicide, sex advice columnist Dan Savage offers a video for bullied gay youth. But is it effective, or even relevant to the suicide?

Sep 30 2010

Atheists Best Informed About Religion

Tag: Current Events,Emotions,Myths and Legends,Peoples and Government,Religion and Spirituality — Benjamin Radford @ 4:02 am
A new poll suggests that atheists and other non-believers are better informed about the religious world than the faithful.
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