Link to read the full article and follow the accounts of 3 people who face their own health demons, and take a look at their choices and decision trees
Wired executive editor Thomas Goetz (thomas@wired.com) is the author of The Decision Tree: Taking Control of Your Health in the New Era of Personalized Medicine, to be published this month by Rodale.
Why do you think men pay for sex? The Guardian’s Julie Bindel reports on the research project Men who buy sex . Seven hundred men were interviewed for the project, which aimed to find out why men buy sex.
‘I don’t get anything out of sex with prostitutes except for a bad feeling,” says Ben. An apparently average, thirtysomething, middle-class man, Ben had taken an extended lunchbreak from his job in advertising to talk about his experiences of buying sex. Shy and slightly nervous, he told me, “I am hoping that talking about it might help me work out why I do it.”link to read the full article
I was somewhat intrigued when I discovered this trailer. I have recently started yoga. I have been suffering for some time with an ankle injury…sustained while skipping ( you would think at my age I would have more sense)! Oh and boy , the pain its immense! Well watch this space I’ll let you know how my ankle shapes up with this new addition to my fitness regime ❗
Kelly McGonigal, PhD, is a health psychologist at Stanford University – Check out Kelly’s post for NewHarbingers blog Off the CouchNew Year’s resolutions for people with chronic pain or illness
You can also visit her at yogaforpainrelief.com.
In a world of modern, involved, caring parents, why are so many kids aggressive and cruel? Where is intelligence hidden in the brain, and why does that matter? Why do cross-racial friendships decrease in schools that are more integrated? If 98% of kids think lying is morally wrong, then why do 98% of kids lie? What’s the single most important thing that helps infants learn language?
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children is a collaboration between award-winning science journalists Po Bronsonand Ashley Merryman. They argue that when it comes to children, we’ve mistaken good intentions for good ideas. They demonstrate that many of modern society’s strategies for nurturing children are in fact backfiring–because key twists in the science have been overlooked.
There is an interesting review of Nutureshock in today’s Independent Why Parents are getting it wrong
Tell us what you think- is too much praise a bad thing, what about spanking? What are your thoughts on children and lying?
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is a collaboration between award-winning science journalists 