May 2011
15 posts
“I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components...”
– Stephen Hawking: ‘There is no heaven; it’s a fairy story’ | Science | The Guardian
Happiness, Sunday may 15th
1. Going to youth group
2. Doing some surprise counseling
3. Feeling better after my nap
“I think war is a dangerous place.”
– Bush
“Parents and educators who favor traditional classroom-style learning over free,...”
– All Work And No Play Makes For Troubling Trend In Early Education
Axe Cop →
DustFilms - Literal Videos →
the fucking difference between adults and kids -... →
Denied - Imgur →
September 2010
1 post
“It shouldn’t be chalked off as boys being boys,” Vallotton said....”
– Building language skills more critical for boys than girls, research suggests
July 2010
2 posts
“They found that having a feminist partner was linked to healthier heterosexual...”
– Feminism And Romance Go Hand In Hand
Relationships improve your odds of survival by 50... →
“When someone is connected to a group and feels responsibility for other people, that sense of purpose and meaning translates to taking better care of themselves and taking fewer risks,
June 2010
6 posts
“the psychological concern for compassion and equality is associated with a...”
– Personality predicts political preferences
“58 percent of youth in that study group who attempted suicide went on to injure...”
– Teen boys who attempted suicide more like to abuse partners as adults, study finds
“All of us, I think, have a vague idea that we’re missing something. Some...”
– Russell Brand - Books - Time Out Sydney
My greatest triumph! →
“Research has shown that people with a greater sense of vitality don’t just...”
– Spending time in nature makes people feel more alive, study shows
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But...”
– Google Reader (187)
May 2010
7 posts
Drug Development →
“The same lesson [of the pessimistic pleasure-seeker] was taught by the very...”
– G. K. Chesterton
“Supervision was more influential than the theoretical emphasis of training...”
– Therapeutic orientation preferences in trainee clinical psychologists: Personality or training? - Psychotherapy Research
Speaking Tour! →
Fibromyalgia affects mental health of those... →
Read this Super
“People typically associate social problems like violence or poor public health...”
– Communities with active participants demonstrate lower levels of crime and lower death rates
Hormone spray improves male sensitivity, German... →
April 2010
1 post
Abstinence-only programs might work, study says -... →
“I think we’ve written off abstinence-only education without looking closely at the nature of the evidence,” said John B. Jemmott III, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania
March 2010
3 posts
“The happiest participants spent 25% less time alone and 70% more time talking...”
– Well-being is related to having less small talk and more substantive conversations
Well-being is related to having less small talk... →
“Of all the teacher elements analyzed by the Virginia group, feedback—a direct,...”
– Annals of Education: Most Likely to Succeed : The New Yorker
February 2010
3 posts
BPS RESEARCH DIGEST: CBT-based self-help books can... →
“We are watching television together less and less often.”
– Social TV viewing is disappearing
“Children from urban areas whose mothers suffer from depression during pregnancy...”
– Moms’ depression in pregnancy tied to antisocial behavior in teens
January 2010
11 posts
“The consistent trend toward larger effect sizes at follow-up suggests that...”
– Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Brings Lasting Benefits through Self-Knowledge
“The American public has been told that only newer, symptom-focused treatments...”
– Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Brings Lasting Benefits through Self-Knowledge
“the benefits of the therapy grow after treatment has ended, according to new...”
– Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Brings Lasting Benefits through Self-Knowledge
“The American political process is about as broken as the financial system.”
– Yes We Can? Paul Volcker’s Not So Sure - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com
If It’s Raining, You Might Want to Reschedule That... →
“Even the youngest children recognised that people differ in how vulnerable they...”
– Google Reader (60)
“physical education teaching staff must develop the responsibility, encourage...”
– Physical education teachers play key role in getting students to like playing sports
“Black characters elicit especially negative nonverbal responses from other...”
– Nonverbal communication of race bias on TV influences viewers’ own bias
“The research has demonstrated for the first time that our motivation to act is...”
– New research sheds light on our reactions to humanitarian crises
The 50 Greatest Trailers of All Time - Lists -... →
The Science Behind Failed Resolutions - WSJ.com →
December 2009
2 posts
“The top cops in Europe say carbon-trading is an organized crime scheme that has...”
– http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/14/fraud-europes-cap-trade-red-flag-critics-say/