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Truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
January 25, 2014 Comments Off on Truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Read moreCheaters who confessed just part of their wrongdoing were also judged more harshly by others than cheaters who didn’t confess at all, according to five experiments involving 4,167 people from all over the United States.
The research is published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
“Confessing to only part of one’s transgressions is attractive to a lot of people because they expect the confession to be more believable and guilt-relieving than not confessing,” said lead author Eyal Pe’er, Ph.D.
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What really kills marriages?
January 24, 2014 1 Comment on What really kills marriages?
Read moreRelationship problems and conflicts arise for so many reasons, from finances to child-rearing. And often disagreements can boil over into full-blown, foot-stomping, voice-raising, door-slamming battles.
With time, perspective, and calm communication, most of these relationship conflicts can be resolved and the relationship repaired.
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And, this is your brain on love…
January 23, 2014 Comments Off on And, this is your brain on love…
Read morePeople say love is like an addiction. According to some neuroscientists, they’re right! Romantic love can release so many happy-go-lucky neurotransmitters into your bloodstream that the effects can outdo some drugs. Here’s what happens in your brain when you stick with that special someone.
IN THE BEGINNING…
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Proof of intelligent life in Colorado?
January 22, 2014 Comments Off on Proof of intelligent life in Colorado?
Read moreAs if getting married wasn’t complicated enough, a proposed ballot initiative would require mandatory pre-wedding education before couples could say “I do.”
Lumped onto the hours spent debating centrepieces, picking a photographer, finding the perfect dress and corralling future in-laws, the proposed Colorado Marriage Education Act calls for 10 hours of pre-wedding marriage education.
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So, what if Avatar wasn’t science fiction?
January 20, 2014 Comments Off on So, what if Avatar wasn’t science fiction?
Read moreOrch OR was harshly criticized from its inception, as the brain was considered too “warm, wet, and noisy” for seemingly delicate quantum processes. However, evidence has now shown warm quantum coherence in plant photosynthesis, bird brain navigation, our sense of smell, and brain microtubules.
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Would you like to be smarter?
January 19, 2014 Comments Off on Would you like to be smarter?
Read more…Young adult rats were either allowed to have sex only once in a two-week period, or every day (Leuner et al., 2010).
What they found was that sex was stressful-the rats had elevated levels of stress hormones-but sex also promoted brain cell growth.
The rats that had been having sex for two weeks displayed neurogenesis: the process by which neurons are generated from stem cells in the brain.
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What happens when your heart cries out for attention?
January 17, 2014 Comments Off on What happens when your heart cries out for attention?
Read moreStuck thoughts… the brick walls that form a prison around your mind. The harder you try to get rid of them, the more powerful they become.
I’ve been wrestling with stuck thoughts ever since I was in fourth grade. The content or nature of the obsessions has morphed into many different animals over the course of 30-plus years, but their intensity and frequency remain unchanged.
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How to stop beating yourself.
January 16, 2014 Comments Off on How to stop beating yourself.
Read moreFor most of my career as a teenager I was preoccupied with being cool, with cultivating a counter-culture, bohemian persona (assuming clove cigarettes, On the Road, and a pile of mixed tapes constituted “bohemian”). Rolling my eyes at my mother was a near-constant affectation.
I was certain that I knew it all; I had the rest of my life all figured out and I rejected anything that didn’t fit with my narrow understanding of the world.
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Need a little time with your family?
January 15, 2014 Comments Off on Need a little time with your family?
Read moreProduce prices may vary by region. And season.
Meals are for a family of 4. Larger families or families with teenagers will need to adjust quantities.
Meals are as kid-friendly, family-friendly, and allergy-friendly as I could make them. Hopefully, you will enjoy them!
