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We love to look at good-looking people. Hardly an earth-shattering conclusion, I know. But it's a well-documented one: Attractive people grab our attention.
Human beings seem infinitely adaptable. But there is no silver bullet, no quick fix potion that will make a soldier, sailor, airman or Marine invulnerable to five, six or more tours of duty in today's war zone and the separations from loved ones.
Actions and action figures both speak louder than words when it comes to telling children that they are unconditionally loved and have a safe environment where they can develop -- physically, emotionally, mentally -- as they should.
If more education policymakers begin to recognize the poor returns that school reform has brought, we may, even in this time of deep economic strain, see a new openness to the arts in our schools.
The bottom line is this: Better balanced leadership leads to better business results. But after all these years, women still only account for a mere 14 percent of senior leadership.
Deepak talks about the limitations of science in understanding consciousness.
By using our attention during a mindful meditation, we are training our brain to become more and more connected to the current moment. This has the effect of allowing ourselves to see what's actually happening, without getting caught in our opinion of the situation.
At the Bar Mitzvah, I couldn't help but think that the tribe had done this young man a great service, literally surrounding him with family and friends expressing loving affirmation and setting high expectations for his future.
Hammerheads are easily viewed at close range at "cleaning stations" and inquisitive green turtles commonly approach research divers.
When you feel fed -- physically, emotionally, conceptually and even spiritually -- you naturally let go of longing, disappointment, frustration and craving. The hungry heart gets a full meal, goals are attained and the striving for them relaxes; one feels lifted by life as it is.
Did you know that when you respond emotionally and behaviorally the same way, over and over again to the same situations, that your brain is actually wired to automatically create those responses -- good or bad?
In our modern age, we've all been told that to find the real answers, we need to look "within." But are there always answers within? Indeed, are there any there for any of us? And if there are, do we really want to hear them?
What eventually become our conscious thoughts are the result of a long, arduous and competitive process deep within the brain. But where does God come into this discussion?
Context matters. How a situation is framed, our expectations of what's to follow... these are anything but trivial considerations in predicting how we will think, feel or behave.
Why do we have trouble defining what a "person" is? The answer may lie in human evolutionary antiquity. It seems that the neuroscientific and evolutionary evidence for a hard-wired but increasingly dysfunctional idea of personhood is compelling.
Empowering your own mind, sharing new ideas and promoting brain-boosting activities are the best gifts you can bring to the table.
Many things remain to be determined before PQQ can conclusively be said to be a vitamin in human biology and nutrition.
The world reverberates with crashing economies and toppling dictatorships from Detroit to Italy, Egypt to Syria; and one vital outcome of these change...
While the scandal at Penn State remains in the headlines, with good reason, we should also focus attention on a significant problem facing student athletes: concussions in college football.
