You Asked: Am I Addicted to My Phone?
Source: Time You check it in the bathroom. You check it at the movies. You check it when you’re having dinner with your friends. But you wouldn’t say you’re addicted—and […]
How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body
Source: The New York Times The benefits of mindfulness meditation, increasingly popular in recent years, are supposed to be many: reduced stress and risk for various diseases, improved well-being, a […]
Why Your Friendships Make You Happier, According to Science
Source: Time Be strategic and intentional about your friendships When my wife and I moved to New York City in 2001, recently graduated from college and newly wed, we were […]
7 Amazing Things You Probably Didn’t Know About REM Sleep
Source: Huffington Post The mysterious phase of deep sleep when our most vivid dreams occur has long fascinated scientists and artists. But it wasn’t until the 1950s that sleep period — […]
Megyn Kelly: How to Deal With the Haters
Source: Motto A wise friend recently told me: If a bully pokes you with a stick, don’t jump. Among other goals, a bully wants to control you. A bully wants […]
Religion may explain why people are so weirdly cooperative
Source: arstechnica The level of altruism that humans display is an anomaly in the animal world. Most species don’t interact peacefully with strangers every day or build large, stable societies […]
Why we forget certain words: What happens when a word’s on the tip of your tongue
Source: BBC Have you ever tried to unsuccessfully retrieve a word from the tip of your tongue? Most of us have experienced it – the usually simple process of verbalising […]
Children with a Religious Upbringing Show Less Altruism
Source: Scientific Amercan Organized religion is a cornerstone of spiritual community and culture around the world. Religion, especially religious education, also attracts secular support because many believe that religion fosters morality. A majority of the United States believes that faith in a deity is necessary to being a moral person. […]
How to tell if someone is lying to you by watching their face
Source: Independent Just about everyone you know tells low-stakes lies, but some people even go so far as to lie about important matters that could forever change their relationships, end […]
An Ancient Philosopher’s Brilliant Theory Explains Everything Bad You’ve Ever Done
Source: Huffington Post What do you think of when you hear the word “sin?” Some immediately think of immoral acts, like adultery. For others, the mind may go to illegal activities. And some may even conjure up images of indulgences, as in enjoying a “sinful” dessert. In short, there could […]
What I’m doing to protect my kids from sexual abuse
Source: Religion New Service By Boz Tchividjian A few months ago, I had the opportunity to connect with an amazing woman after she stepped forward to share about being re-traumatized by her former church after reporting being sexually abused as a minor. What amazed me about Natalie Greenfield is that […]
Why police have started scanning brains
Source :BBC At Northwestern University in Illinois, a group of psychologists are teaching students how to commit the perfect crime. They are taught how to break into a small office […]
Religion forms buffer against work stress
Source: The Telegraph By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent Having a religion could be the key to avoiding work stress as a study found those with a faith are less anxious […]
Solving the Health-Religion Puzzle
Source: Huffington Post By Nigel Barber Biopsychologist; blogger, Psychology Today’s ‘The Human Beast’ Religion boosts health in the US. Yet, the most religious countries are the sickest. This paradox can be […]
Getting To Serenity: 10 Daily Habits For Inner Peace
Source: Huffington Post We all want serenity, that elusive state of calm that seems to belong solely to Tibetan monks and yoga instructors. People with serenity are better equipped to […]
Why Americans Are More Afraid Than They Used to Be
Source: Time What Roosevelt got wrong 75 years ago It was 75 years ago, on Jan. 6, 1941, that President Franklin Roosevelt stood to deliver the State of the Union […]
14 Life Lessons For Religious Seekers From Kahlil Gibran
By Carol Kuruvilla, Religion Associate Editor, The Huffington Post One of the most popular inspirational works of the last century was a collection of prose poems called The Prophet. Its […]
Lessons from 5 World Religions that Will Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
Source: Huffington Post By Rose Deighton is a PhD student in the program for West and South Asian Religions at Emory University. She holds an M.A. from the University of […]
Happiness Researcher Dispels A Big Myth About Joy
Source: Huffington Post If you were to ask people what experiences makes them happy, you’d get a variety of answers that typically center around things that make them feel pleasure. […]
How To Break The Cycle Of Negative Thoughts In Your Head
Source: Huffington Post Who doesn’t know that thrumming, repetitive thinking that plays on an endless loop in our brains? It can start with anything — a grouchy look from someone […]