Tag Archives: popular press
Kids and mindfulness
Jonah Lehrer, one of my favorite neuroscience writers in in the popular press writes: Children who could better regulate their impulses and attention were four times less likely to have a criminal record, three times less likely to be addicted … Continue reading
Talk is cheap (and effective)
MSNBC reports on suicide in the Native American Community: “Let’s say that all your emotions are in a glass of water. When somebody bullies you, dump out a little bit. When somebody offers you drugs and you take those drugs, … Continue reading
Stimulating Happiness
Paul Krugman, a nobel laureate, knows what he’s talking about when it comes to economic theory. There’s very little doubt that he’s a well-respected expert on economics and has a very specific stance with respect to government’s role in the … Continue reading
Bipolar disorder vastly undertreated
Reuters reports on an issue that has been troubling me for some time: the under-treatment of serious mental health conditions. Along with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder is responsible for a phenomenon called downward social drift that we see occur as a … Continue reading
Ψ Bad research or poor journalism?
Welcome to the Wall of Shame, Yorkshire Evening Post. You are the inaugural post. You nailed it so well that I created this award just for you. In one article, you did everything right/wrong. Sensational headline? Check. Unsourced “research”? Check. … Continue reading