Who Lies the Most? 2016’s Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology
One recipient built himself prosthetic goat limbs and spent several days grazing among a herd of goats. Another investigated the perceived personality traits of rocks. Surprising as it may...
The Woman Who Tramples on You in Your Sleep: Sleep Paralysis in Folklore
Sleep paralysis is about as much fun as it sounds like. It refers to a state people can experience while falling asleep or waking up where they are conscious...
Using Books to Fight the Winter Blues
With winter here, many people experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or just feel a little melancholy and low in a colder, darker time. For many readers, books are a...
How Adult Coloring Books Can Help Lessen Stress
When I gave adult coloring books to my older brother for Christmas, I was nervous that he, would reject them. Yet even though he is usually one for traditional...
Need A Nap? Science Thinks So Too
More and more of us in the Western world are sleep deprived. And that doesn’t mean just tired. According to WebMD, the average adult requires 7 to 8 hours...
Need a Break? New Research Agrees with You
Who hasn’t been there….working on a long project for school or work logging more than 4 or 6 hours straight in front of the computer. That’s a long time! ...
Can Eating Fish Help Depression Risk?
A recent study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health has suggested that eating a lot of fish may help reduce the risk of depression. Major depression is...
The Autistic Child – Is there a Gender Difference?
We all may know a child affected by Autism. According to the National Autism Association, 1 in 68 children fall somewhere on the Autism spectrum. That rate has grown...
Are Seniors Getting Smarter? What the New Research Says
A new study from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria conducted by World Population Program researchers has found that older adults are getting smarter. But,...
How Behavior in Kindergarten Can Predict Later Success
Who didn’t steal, or eat, their friends’ crayons in Kindergarten, pull their neighbors pony tail or have a meltdown over not being first in line at recess. It happens,...
