Cold Empathy and Warm Empathy

By Sam VakninAuthor of "Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited" Empathy is comprised of two components: I. Cold Empathy: an intersubjective agreement as to the mental content (especially emotions) of two or more human subjects; II. Warm...

100% crazy or .. married to God; God is fonderful

Okay, it's official - i'm 100 percent nuts .. or married to God .. Today at 5:30 in the morning, She wouldn't let me sleep. i told you about Her 'molesting' me in the shower and waking me up in the middle of the night .. This time, She might as well have dropped a ton of...

Nature and Civilization

One manifest duality of life is nature and civilization. On this, there are two major schools of thought as to what it is that life is. One – seen in both capitalism and socialism - is concerned with adding the most to human-made world of civilization. The other –...

The Mind's Eye Scans Like A Spotlight

Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory say you are more likely to scan the room, jumping from face to face as you search for your friend. In addition, the timing of these jumps appears to be determined by waves of activity in the brain that act as a...

The science of voodoo: When mind attacks body

New Scientist, 13 May 2009 by Helen PilcherCelebrating smart doctors!"For similar stories, visit the Mental Health and The...

Canadian researchers use infrared light to read children’s minds

Canadian researchers have figured out a way to read the minds of disabled children who can't speak or gesture by scanning their brains with infrared light. This methodology decodes preference with 80% accuracy....

Universal Responsibility in a Matrixed Economic World

I am concerned that Obama and his staff are not aware enough of the danger and that his planned policies do not go far enough. Reading up on America's depression era "New Deal" of the 1930's and the times...

Toy trains 'Star Wars' fans to use The Force

"Could The Force be with you? A toy due in stores this fall will let you test and hone your Jedi-like abilities. The Force Trainer (expected to be priced at $90 to $100) comes with a headset that uses brain waves to allow players to manipulate a sphere within a clear...

Is it time for the Catalan media to go back to school?

"I’ve been reading with interest what’s been happening this week in Cataluña regarding the…ahem language spoken by the Catalan media. The Periódico de Cataluña gave us an insight this week into the right and wrong way of pronouncing certain Catalan expressions which...

How we help track flu trends

" This post is the latest in an ongoing series about how we harness the data we collect to improve our products and services for our users. - Ed.Google search isn't just about looking up football scores...

Should McCain / Obama Name Cabinet before Election?

With Ayers, Acorn, and Voter Fraud in the news to divert attention from the Issues 53% of folks polled from Rassmussen said they would like for the Candidates to name their cabinet before election day.  Folks...

What Is A Life Worth?

"What is a Life Worth? October 9th, 2008 | Posted by Mike Kearney Share This http://youtube.com/watch?v=6Q0uQAL_YDA Video of Care To Live member Ted Girgus taken at our nationwide protest in...

Study: Websurfing Boosts Brainpower!

You're not surfing for gossip, porno or politics; you're engaged in a rigorous program of self-improvement!"Internet beats books for improving the mind, say scientistsBrowsing the internet is better than reading books for boosting the brain power of middle-aged and older...

Watching Sports Is Good For Your Brain

"With two out in the ninth, the bases are loaded and the Brewers' RBI leader has two strikes. The infield is in as the pitcher delivers. Its a hard grounder to third that he takes on the short hop and fires a...

Kayaking on the Thames River in London, Carbon Footprint Free, Clears your He...

We tend to think that exotic adventures have to take place in far away, unfamiliar places.Have we forgotten that even the big cities can offer surprises? Paul Croughton brings this point home with How to paddle through London (Times Online UK, September 7).His take on the...

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