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Winston Churchill’s Brilliant But Troubled Son, Randolph
Churchill's son Randolph was viewed as a future leader of Great Britain, just like his father. However, this brilliant but self-destructive young man appears to have suffered from a bi-polar disorder,...
View ArticleHalloween: It's not just for kids!
We’re on the cusp of a great American holiday, Halloween, and most people think of it as a day for children, with bags of candy, weeks spent choosing the perfect costume, and a sense of anticipation on...
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Predictable Fear
Imagine you walk into your house late one stormy night when suddenly the power goes out. And in the flash of the next lightning bolt, out of the corner of your eye you see the glint of a knife as a...
View ArticleDark Chocolate: Good For Your Brain!
It’s Halloween, which means that most likely you will be surrounded by opportunities to indulge in chocolate treats. Therefore, you may be wondering: Is chocolate healthy? The answer, surprisingly, is...
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Most Violent Inmate, Very Prolific Artist--Charles Bronson
Charles Salvador has been in the news lately**. Wait, who?He used to be known as Charles Bronson.No, not the star of the endless Death Wish films. The Charles Bronson who is considered the most violent...
View ArticleDeclaring Moral Bankruptcy
Moral bankruptcy: the state a person reaches when he trades away or violates too many of his core moral values and commitments. He may also lose important relationships either as a cause or consequence...
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New Age Gurus: Dispensers of Nonsense
In chapter 8 of my trade book The Consuming Instinct: What Juicy Burgers, Ferraris, Pornography, and Gift Giving Reveal About Human Nature, I discuss how various hope peddlers are uniquely successful...
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Rewilding: A Cultural Meme for Rehabilitating Our Hearts
Rewilding is all the rageThe notion of "rewilding" is receiving a good deal of attention in books such as George Monbiot's Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life (the original title is...
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Operation Flirt: Finding Your Best Seduction Style
There is this great quote from Cybill Sheperd, one of my very favorite actresses where she says, “I was born and bred to be a great flirt”. Not everyone feels that way though, and for some flirting...
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What not to Wear: 5 Most Racist Halloween Costumes This Year
Even if it is only for a day, there is no denying that it's fun to be someone else. For some, part of the fun is to be as different as possible. Perhaps that's why some men put on drag, why some demure...
View ArticleDoes Your Partner Need You?
How do you know if your romantic partner really needs you?Whether you just started dating or have been together for decades, to be needed is an important part of a well-balanced relationship. Not only...
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Why Halloween Makes Us Act Antisocial
As the children take to the streets tonight in search of a trick-or-treat, you might be wondering the best way to protect your house from some heavy candy-looting. In 1976, Ed Diener and his colleagues...
View ArticleCan There Be Love Without Sex
Dear Dr. G.,I think I may be making a fool of myself here but I need your input. I'm wondering if every time someone says that they are in love that that means they are involved in a sexual...
View ArticlePlanes and Passengers: In the Heavens But Not a Match Made
It’s getting to be that time of year again. The time when more of us than usual fly somewhere to see friends and family, or to relax and avoid friends and family. Putting more travelers in the wild...
View ArticleDon't Just Do Something...Stand There! Surviving a Crisis.
Imagine the end of a long Monday where nothing went right. You're tired. Hungry, too, since you had to work through lunch. Your bus was late picking you up and traffic was a bear getting home. The...
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Our Place in the Universe
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me.– Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French mathematician, physicist and philosopherAnyone living in a house, if he is ignorant of its materials or...
View ArticleHow Women REALLY Feel About Penis Size
In previous blog posts, I’ve tried to reassure anxious men that penis size doesn’t matter to the substantial majority of women. And every time, comments have poured in from gals calling me a fool,...
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How to Stop Fighting With Your Partner
Fighting between you and someone you want to get along with is miserable, sometimes devastating and can negatively impact all areas of your life. The fight you had with your partner last night left you...
View ArticleRecognizing and treating the real pain of a breakup
Nomar* was in love. He had never been happier. He and his girlfriend Marissa* were talking about living together and eventually getting married. For the first time in his life, he could imagine himself...
View ArticleLetting Go of Regret
After my house burned down, I thought I’m supposed to have a better house. And so the redesign process began. My desire to live without making choices I’d regret, made decision-making painful. Not to...
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