How Were You Raised? The 4 Types of Parenting Styles
| May 26, 2012 | Posted by admin under Human Behavior, Mind, Personality |
We like to think of ourselves as being in control of our identities. But the simple fact is that there are so many things going into “I” that oftentimes we can’t control for them. Sometimes we barely know how much they are affecting us, if at all. Take parenting. Your parents and the home environment are all you know during your most vulnerable and impressionable stages in life. When you’re… continue reading
3 Animals that Have Funerals to Grieve for the Dead
| April 11, 2012 | Animal Behavior, Behavior |
If you have ever experienced the death of a loved one, then you understand the feeling of grief that falls over you when it happens. The moment when you first hear, and your brain takes a minute– or 20– or a month– or a year– to fully comprehend it. The moment when you realize that that person is gone forever. We aren’t the only ones: animals feel grief too. This notion… continue reading
Women More Attractive During Ovulation: Science of Sex
| March 17, 2012 | Behavior, Human Behavior |
I’ve always been interested in why people do what they do. Lets face it, we feel certain ways and do certain things and often have no idea why. We just react to our instincts. But what’s going on behind the scenes? For example. Have you ever walked past a woman who you’ve known for a long time, seen often, and never noticed her as particularly attractive, but all of a… continue reading
4 Easy Ways to Make Extra Money Online
| March 14, 2012 | Other |
We’ve all seen these “get easy money online” ads telling us that with just a bit of work, we can be like the generic website stay-at-home-mom that’s making an extra 50k on the side. Yeah, right. If it was that easy, no one would ever leave their computers. Any site promising you riches or lots of money for doing jobs online is most definitely a scam. To find an honest… continue reading
Meditation How To: Getting Started
| March 13, 2012 | Meditation, Mind |
So now you’ve realized meditation could change your life in a million ways, all for the better. How should you get started? First Things First: Meditation is easy, fun, and helpful, but it is not instant. It takes time to learn and time to perfect. So many people will say after trying once, “Oh I’ve tried meditating, but it doesn’t work, at least not for me,” or plainly “I can’t do… continue reading
Why Dogs Are Man’s Best Friend
| March 13, 2012 | Posted by admin under Animal Behavior, Behavior |
Anyone that has owned a dog understands just how different dogs are from other pets. But what exactly makes them so special to us? Why do we say a dog is a man’s best friend? Dogs Who Will Amaze You A dog’s loyalty is legendary. In 1924 Hidesaburo Ueno, a Japanese professor, adopted Hachiko, an Akita. Every day when the professor returned home on the train Hachiko would go… continue reading
The Benefits of Meditation
| March 12, 2012 | Posted by admin under Meditation, Mind |
So today I’m going to talk about meditation. Back in the day I remember thinking that meditation was only for the hippies, the radical environmentalists, the people that were too unlike myself for meditation to have ANY real benefit whatsoever. Well shows how much I know (read: nothing). A couple years later and I will eagerly tell you how I believe meditation is the single greatest thing you can do… continue reading
Our Attraction to the Color Red- The Science of Sex
| March 12, 2012 | Posted by admin under Animal Behavior, Behavior, Human Behavior |
What could the Matrix and a baboon’s butt possibly have in common? …Besides the fact that you can watch both on t.v., obviously. If you haven’t gotten it by now, then here it is… Both have the color red. Both the woman and the baboon use this particular color for the same purpose– To find mates. And for good reason. Research shows men and women are more attractive when they… continue reading