Can Atheism Really Replace Religion?
My blogs on this topic generated millions of hits and plenty of skepticism. Resistance to overwhelming scientific evidence for the decline in religion is nothing new. Objections come from religious...
View ArticleThe End of Irrational Consumption and the E-Waste Problem
May 2013 was a month of irrational consumption, the kind that overhypes digital technologies and leads to mountains of electronic waste.An Apple-1 personal computer sold for $671,400 at auction in...
View ArticleWill the Real Internet Profile Please Stand Up?
I recently came across a profile on Linkedin—the social networking site for professionals—that suggested that this particular individual was a speaker of wide international experience. His profile...
View ArticlePicture Books and Philosophy
Many adults view picture books as simply a great way to get their kids to sleep. And they sure are good at that! I remember many pleasant hours getting lost in a picture books that I was reading to...
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Imagine...Being Inspired by the Resilience of Others
Over the past 6 months in this country, there has been a series of especially horrific events and news stories. Three that come to mind are the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut,...
View ArticleCancer Inc.
Angelina Jolie’s New York Timesop-ed about her preventative double mastectomy continues to generate news and commentary. For those who somehow missed the many headlines, Jolie decided to undergo these...
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Aging and Pandemics
Populations change. People die and babies are born each day--but the structure of a population changes as a result. These sequential changes that every population goes through, predicts that we are...
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What Friends Teach Children
When I was a child, my sister and I used to get together with the neighbor kids and create shows. There would be numerous and varied acts, multiple costume changes, and a shifting cast. We created...
View ArticleOutsourcing Drug Development
They stopped searching for dead bodies in Bangladesh earlier this month, those victims of a disaster, killed while making clothes they themselves would likely never wear even had they not met an...
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The Pitfalls of Perfectionism
How perfectionism undermines achievement in the modern world. By Hara Estroff Marano
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Gym'll Fix It
Back in 1997, I published my first academic paper on exercise addiction – a case study of a young women addicted to martial arts – at least according to the definition of exercise I was using. However,...
View ArticleBest Toddlerisms: Daddy comes home at 'six cootie'
Celebrating and missing their last baby wordsIt is particularly galling that I now live with a tween who constantly corrects my speech:"Uh, no, Mom, adults aren't allowed to say 'whatevs' or 'adorbs'…...
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Remember Boston: Intimation of Post-Traumatic Stress
Three weeks after the bombings in Boston, the Toronto Marathon was approaching, and with it, our preparations for the Psyching Team to swing into action. A colleague and friend—a non-runner—who lives...
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Older Tourists
An AARP national telephone survey of 29,000 older adults recently asked people to describe their “top dream.” Surprisingly, it was to travel. Two out of five older adults said that vacation and travel...
View ArticleIs There a Pill For Keeping Desire Alive in Monogamy?
Lybrido and Lybridos, the newly heralded possible “cures” for diminished lady lust are poised to reheat the marriage bed. According to the recent Sunday New York Times Magazine cover story:"Unexcited?...
View ArticleJob Interviews - Things to Avoid
Frequently I get to spend time with HR personnel while conducting training seminars. We discuss best practices, but invariably the conversation turns to the kinds of things that are job killers....
View ArticleFatal (Fiscal) Attraction
Money is a common source of conflict in marriage. Economic stressors such as insufficient income or mounting debt are often the culprit. However, above and beyond economic factors, differences in...
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Being a loner can spur a road to addiction
Every person I've ever met - adult, teen or child, wants some or all of the following: to belong, be accepted and to be popular with their peers. The desire to belong and be accepted is a core...
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Celebrate Your Failures!
It’s rumored that there’s a venture capital firm in California that will only invest in you if you’ve gone bankrupt at least twice. The idea is that once you’ve experienced that humiliating low and are...
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