World Insights Bringing You best of world at one placeSince it’s cold out, staying at home is always a good idea. And it has its perks. Not only can you get a lot done, you will also be able to save money since home entertainment is mostly free. Here are some ideas to while away your time in your humble abode: Watch cute animal YouTube videos. Tackle your garden ... Read More »
Category Archives: Science and Health
Hoping against hope — it’s a people thing
We resist updating assessments when the feedback is bad, but are eager and adept at making upward adjustments when the feedback is good The defining feature of human brains is the size and complexity of the cortex, which provides the underpinnings of rationality for our actions. However, just because we have more developed cortexes does not mean we are always ... Read More »
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Working Night Hours Is Worse Than Smoking
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has recently decided to include working night hours into the list of cancer-risk jobs. It already includes ultraviolet rays, carbon-black, engine exhaust, harmful staining agents, etc. Employees will thus have a right to claim a compensation for additional job hazard in the event they are forced to work at night. Japanese scientists ... Read More »
High heel horrors!
The hidden cost to your body of those crucial extra inches More women are wearing higher heels, and for longer, and experts are increasingly concerned about the long-term damage they are doing to their feet. Recent research suggests that up to a third of women suffer permanent problems as a result of their prolonged wearing of ‘killer heels’, ranging from ... Read More »
Creativity is an ebb and flow process
Creativity is a quality that is highly valued, but not always well understood. Those who have studied and written about it stress the importance of a kind of flexibility of mind. Studies have shown that creative individuals are more spontaeous, expressive, and less controlled or inhibited. They also tend to trust their own judgement and ideas– they are not afraid ... Read More »
Is it possible to be too intelligent?
Our brains are incredible but you can be too smart for your own good. History often warns against what reason alone commends I once had a friend whose life was being ruined by a powerful and irrational fear. He went to see his doctor about the physical tremors that he had become convinced were the first stages of a nasty ... Read More »