Having a Puppy Doesn’t Make People More Happy, Research Suggests
If you want more happiness, get a pet. In the 80s and 90s, research came out suggesting many benefits from pet ownership. From reduced risk of asthma, allergies, and cardiovascular disease to increased mood and wellbeing. Some doctors...
The Hedonic Treadmill – If Only Happiness Were As Easy As Marriage, a Big House, and Kids
Creating happiness is harder than you think – many of the activities you think will make you happier… do very little. People are exposed to many messages that encourage them to believe that a change of weight, scent, hair color...
7 Steps To Stop Overthinking The Past
Overthinking is evil. Like the whispers of a devil, it pretends to help while just making the situation worse. What can you do to reduce it? Unfortunately, the cure is as complex as the cause. But follow these 7 steps and you can slowly...
Reading Stories Can Teach Empathy to Both Humans and Robots.
“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them,”Joseph Brodsky, a Russian and American poet, once said. Books let the reader experience new, different worlds, unexpected events, wild adventures. But...
It’s Better To Do It In Bed… Napping, You Naughty, Napping! :)
Who doesn’t feel sleepy after the lunch? Scientists consider this post-lunch sleepiness to be a part of a natural day-to-day rhythm. It occurs whether you consumed your meal or not[1]. Most of us prefer to sleep while lying down...
Does Calhoun’s Shocking Experiment Reveal the Condition of Our Society?
“Shocking experiment reveals the condition of our society!” Such a headline is usually tied to articles describing Dr. John Calhoun’s behavior experiments. Obviously, there’s a reason for that. Among other things,...
7 Reasons Why Positive Thinking Will Ruin Your Life
– “Children in Darfur are starving to death. Have they attracted that starvation to themselves?” – “I think the country probably has.” From an interview with Bob Proctor, an expert on positive thinking...
Do Video Games Make People More Violent? (Science-Based)
Whenever young people—whether teenagers or children—are involved in a violent crime, the media start to get angry. Right away, from some musty closet all kinds of “experts” appear and declare how evil video games are, that...
Facts and Myths About Multitasking
The biggest problem with real science lies in the fact that it is usually very complicated. It’s a natural human tendency to look for simple answers, whereas the reality is often rather complex. Mind you, there are some simple answers...