I’m a sucker for scientific proof. I wait for “science says…” and then I believe , whatever it may be.
So, now here’s a book that can tell me how to be happy.
It’s called The How of Happiness by research psychologist and University of California professor of psychology Sonja Lyubomirsky.
Every statement Lyubomirsky makes about […]
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Your kid a picky eater? It’s not your cooking, it’s your genes
Published October 11th, 2007 in body/mind, Body & Mind and Science. 4 CommentsOne of my sons loves artichokes, mussels, and pomegranates. But for the other, it’s: goldfish, goldfish, goldfish.
Here’s some information that might have kept me off Lexapro: The New York Times reports that, although environment has an influence, it’s genes that determine a picky eater.
A University College London study, which was published in the […]
Q: How big a fence do you need to keep out an elephant?
A: What time is it when an elephant sits on your fence?
I know that’s answering a question with a question, but, point is, looking for something bigger and stronger than an elephant to keep out an elephant is a problem. Besides, […]
As Dr. Irene Pepperberg put him into his cage for the night last Thursday, Alex looked at her and said, “You be good, see you tomorrow. I love you.”
He was found dead in his cage the next morning, at age 31, apparently of natural causes.
This is the first parrot I can recall who’s […]
We helped 2 whales (maybe) but didn’t do much for the rest of the world’s whales.
Published June 4th, 2007 in animals, human world and Science. 9 CommentsUnbeknownst to the Earth’s whale population, it’s been a big week for whales. Above the ocean’s surface, we humans have been determining their fate.
First off, it seems that Delta and Dawn are back at sea. When the two wayward humpback whales, a mother and her calf, were sighted 90 miles inland, up the […]
“I didn’t do it!” Tell it to an MRI.
Published May 24th, 2007 in body/mind, Body & Mind, human world and Science. 4 CommentsMagnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, is not a truth serum.
But researchers are saying it’s a top notch lie detector that far surpasses the polygraph in determining whether or not a person is lying.
The polygraph just measures physiological responses to stress - your pulse rate, sweating, irregular breathing - and has largely been discredited as […]
Want to eat? Then we need to heal the honeybees.
Published May 14th, 2007 in animals, human world and Science. 28 CommentsIn the past few months, U.S. beekeepers have lost a quarter of their honeybee colonies. If you’re thinking “Good, less bee stings on the playground,” you’re thinking way too small.
“About a third of the American diet can be traced back to bees,” said May Berenbaum, professor and head of the department of entomology at […]
Diet if you want. You can lose weight, sure. But unless you want to live like a starving person, it’ll come back.
You pretty much are who you are, weight-wise, according to Gina Kolata’s new book, Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss — and the Myths and Realities of Dieting.
In her New York […]
Conservation dogs
Published April 27th, 2007 in animals, nature, human world and Science. 3 CommentsDogs and people. We’re two species that like each other. Thrive together. We’re both highly social animals. We’ve been partners for maybe 12 thousand years
Besides our mutual affection, we help each other out. We feed our dogs, give them a place to live, protect them. And dogs do what we need - whether it’s guard […]