A radical procedure that involves replacing a patient’s blood with cold salt water could retrieve people from the brink of death, says David Robson. “When you are at 10C, with no brain activity, no heartbeat, no blood – everyone would agree that you’re dead,” says Peter Rhee at the University of Arizona, Tucson. “But we…
By Jason Marsh and Jill Suttie This essay originally appeared on Greater Good, the online magazine of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. 1. Giving makes us feel happy. A 2008 study by Harvard Business School professor Michael Norton and colleagues found that giving money to someone else lifted participants’ happiness more that…
By Ocean Palmer Whether at work or home, relationships erode because of four things: 1. Criticism 2. Contempt 3. Being too defensive 4. Stonewalling. Criticism Criticism is marked by attacks and negativity, the usual tricks of a bully. These stinging attacks hit especially hard on those whose personalities are meek or submissive, or who do…
By Alex Dixon This essay originally appeared on Greater Good, the online magazine of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. Wouldn’t it be great if you could walk into a store and buy lifelong happiness? The idea’s not as fanciful as it sounds—as long as whatever you buy is meant for someone else….
It has long been known that happiness depends on many different life circumstances. Now scientists have developed a mathematical equation that can predict momentary delight. They found that participants were happiest when they performed better than expected during a risk-reward task. Brain scans also revealed that happiness scores correlated with areas known to be important…
Scientists said Sunday they may have unravelled how chronic stress leads to heart attack and stroke: triggering overproduction of disease-fighting white blood cells which can be harmful in excess. Surplus cells clump together on the inner walls of arteries, restricting blood flow and encouraging the formation of clots that block circulation or break off and travel…
Introduction In this generation, fear has grown to such a proportion that it has become a real threat to the world we live in. Fear comes in two forms. The first is a real fear within each of us. Some of us are aware of the existence of this fear that resides within but many…
The hormone known for creating soothing sensations during pleasant social and physical interactions might one day be used to maintain and repair aging muscles, according to a study conducted at the University of California at Berkeley. Researchers say oxytocin, which is released during breastfeeding, sex, and even a warm hug, could become a viable treatment…
The decisions we make and even the memories we hold are based on delusions, according to a new book. So you remember your wedding day like it was yesterday. You can you spot when something is of high quality. You keep yourself well-informed about current affairs but would be open to debate and discussion, You…
An article by Tara Parker-Pope From tribesmen to billionaire philanthropists, the social value of generosity is already well known. But new research suggests it also matters much more intimately than we imagined, even down to our most personal relationships. Researchers from the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project recently studied the role of generosity in…
Generosity is an act of giving that is associated with a broad range of positive emotions, such as kindness, love, compassion, joy, empathy, hope and awe. The benefits derived from an act of generosity come not from its external actions but more from its internal state of mind. Studies have consistently showed that an act…
[An article by Dr. Joe Vitale] Two years ago, I heard about a therapist in Hawaii who cured a complete ward of criminally insane patients–without ever seeing any of them. The psychologist would study an inmate’s chart and then look within himself to see how he created that person’s illness. As he improved himself, the…