Here is what I am reading today: Oh to be young and feel loves keen sting! — Albus Dumbledore “Breaking up really is hard to do, and a recent study conducted at Stony Brook University found evidence that it may be partly due to the areas of the brain that Read more…
Some people lament the passage of time, especially when that results in a higher number of birthday candles. Having several people I care about who were “cut short” on time, including my late brother, I prefer to think of birthdays positively–they certainly beat the alternatives! This year, I felt completely Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: older adults and social media “Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older has nearly doubled — from 22% to 42% over the past year.” smoking and teen depression “While some teenagers may puff on cigarettes to ‘self-medicate’ against the blues, Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: do-gooders are unpopular team members ‘”Unselfish workers who are the first to offer to help with projects are among those that co-workers like the least, according to four separate social psychology studies.In the most recent study, entitled “The Desire to Expel Unselfish Members Read more…
I had the pleasure earlier this summer of speaking with Anna Asker, who writes for the Swedish newspaper SvD, about our research on Facebook and Loneliness. In a nutshell, our data showed that at least with university students and the “nonymous” environment of Facebook, connectivity offline predicted connectivity online. The Read more…