Category: Video
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How Are Emotions Made?
Read more: How Are Emotions Made?Psychologist-slash-neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett challenges the idea that emotions are innate and universal. Instead, she has shown that emotion is constructed in the moment, by core systems that interact across the whole brain, aided by a lifetime of learning…This new theory means that you play a much greater role in your emotional life than you…
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Scientific Studies
Read more: Scientific StudiesFarts prevent cancer? Trusting science; taking science reporting with a grain of salt:
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Procrastination and Other Habits
Read more: Procrastination and Other HabitsPower of Habit author Charles Duhigg weighs in on Bloggingheads:
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Relationship Help
Read more: Relationship HelpFor couples going through a rough patch, here’s a short video sampling of Getting the Love You Want author Harville Hendrix’s take on what draws people to each other and how to make a relationship work (short version: “be nice”). Lots more detail in the book.
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Decision Fatigue
Read more: Decision FatigueThe NYT Magazine asks, Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? It’s different from ordinary physical fatigue — you’re not consciously aware of being tired — but you’re low on mental energy. The more choices you make throughout the day, the harder each one becomes for your brain, and eventually it looks for shortcuts… Echoing this TED…