Cold Feet Before the Wedding?
A January 22, 2013 article in The New York Times, written by Benedict Carey, discusses a series of studies on a not uncommon phenomenon: doubts right before getting married. Carey discusses research...
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Are you Needy?
Are you needy?American culture glamorizes independence. Our country was created by immigrants--people who were brave enough to leave their homelands. This is also a country of pioneers--people who...
View ArticleNormal, Human Infant Sleep: Feeding Method and Development
Infant sleep problems are some of the most common concerns reported by parents of young children. Ask any new parent and most will complain about lack of sleep. Many will also be worried that what...
View ArticleWhy Today’s Afterschool Specials Would Be Hope Killers
Growing up on a steady diet of ABC Afterschool Specials, I learned that Jodi Foster and other girls can play baseball on all boys teams, that saying “no” to marijuana will protect me from Scott Baio’s...
View Article5 Key Ways Sex Changes for Older Men
One thing doesn’t change, older men’s—and women’s—ability to enjoy erotic pleasure. But with age, sex changes. It becomes less like the Fourth of July, and more like Thanksgiving. However, even without...
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Thoughts on Super Bowl Sunday
Oh, the Super Bowl. I am always bemused by Super Bowl Sunday, and not just because I’m indifferent (yes, it’s true, I’m afraid I am) to football.It’s the social ritual of the event that strikes me as...
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What We Yearn for vs. What is Basic to our Well-Being.
I know what I need to do. Since my relapse of anorexia last August, I have encountered a series of physical challenges and to get my brain and body back on track I need to eat well and consistently,...
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There's No Such Place as Far Away
This month I’ve been talking to people from all over the world, beginning the outlining and research for a new book. It’s a long process and I have a long way to go. Nevertheless, a few observations...
View ArticleThe Birth/Death Cycle and the Sacred Space Between
All of us are tossed into this world. At birth, we are conducted into this world and we are completely dependent on the other. At death, we again are dependent on the other and we are conducted out of...
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The Real Reason Couples Decide They're Incompatible
It may be obvious, but like most wisdom we think we know but which we understand only intellectually, it bears repeating: no two people are the same. We all have different personalities and interests....
View ArticleSperm Whales Surprisingly Adopt Deformed Bottlenose Dolphin
Behavioral ecologists Alexander Wilson and Jens Krause of the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Germany have discovered a group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)...
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6 Success Tips for People Who Are Anxious or Sensitive
"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate." - Tom Watson, golfer.1. Get to know your BIS (Behavioral Inhibition System).People who are anxious or sensitive tend to be high in...
View ArticleNeuroplasticity and Addiction Recovery
We used to think that the brain, once damaged, could not repair itself. Breakthroughs in neuroscience have shown that this is not true. Though individual neurons might be damaged beyond repair, the...
View ArticleThe Power of First Impressions
Do first impressions matter? A colleague thinks so. As each semester begins, he greets his students wearing a jacket and tie.“You make only one first impression,” he says. So while the rest of the...
View ArticleThe Involvement of Conspiracist Ideation in Science Denial
There is growing evidence that conspiratorial thinking, also known as conspiracist ideation, is often involved in the rejection of scientific propositions. Conspiracist ideations tend to invoke...
View ArticleWinter Cold
In the last couple of weeks, the temperature has seldom gotten above freezing. The other morning, when I struggled out to my car to head for work, the temperature was at a balmy -2°. Northern Maine...
View ArticleFriday Night Foley; Notes from The Heart
Friday Night FoleyI once remember reading that the divine will not enter into our life unless invited. Well it was 5:30 on a Friday – and there I was, inviting…It had been a busy week, in fact a busy...
View ArticleWhen Your Best Isn't Good Enough
What happens when you feel you’ve given your all to a sick friend and your all is not enough? Worse yet, what if you have no idea that you’ve disappointed her?I just got this email from Marlene about...
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