My readings for today: learning sex difference in gibbons “Differences in the way male and female learning has evolved have been revealed by new research into gibbons, conducted by the University of Abertay Dundee.” alzheimer’s plaques may start in the liver “Unexpected results from a Scripps Research Institute and ModGene, Read more…
Here are my readings for today: facing the facebook mirror “”Unlike a mirror, which reminds us of who we really are and may have a negative effect on self-esteem if that image does match with our ideal, Facebook can show a positive version of ourselves,” Hancock said. “We’re not saying Read more…
Here are some readings for today: happiness and health and life “A review of more than 160 studies of human and animal subjects has found “clear and compelling evidence” that — all else being equal — happy people tend to live longer and experience better health than their unhappy peers.” Read more…
——– John Cacioppo has written many wonderful books primarily aimed at the academic community; however, a few are written for everyone. “Loneliness” is a theme central to incoming freshman students at Cal Poly which is why I assign it along with my Introductory Psychology text. His latest effort is far Read more…
Here are a few stories I am reading today! the comfort of conformity “AS THE light at the end of the tunnel approaches, the need to belong to a group and be near loved ones may be among your final thoughts. So say Markus Quirin and his colleagues at the Read more…