In Treatment Week 1 Alex Tuesday 10AM S01E02 (HBO)

In today’s session we meet a navy pilot called Alex. Alex is played by Blair Underwood and is deeply troubled about something that happened to him. He has a thing about perfection and finds anyone who doesn’t conform to his strange elitist version of perfection beneath...

Society's Celebrity Bloodlust Complex and Britney Spears

Last Saturday, I sadly missed a special presentation of something called "The Fall of Britney Spears" or something like that on E! Channel, a sad commentary on our society that used to be Vancouver Island's TV...

Thoughts On News Year's Resolutions

Resolutions?    I don't make them.  It is as simple as that.  One reason is that I amconstantly walking the fine line between self-improvement and selfacceptance.   Another reason is that I have a hard time separating the individual years, ...

Orang-utans 'king of the grinners'

"Laughter was not developed first by humans but by our close biological cousins the apes, according to new scientific research. Scientists at the University of Portsmouth have found that orang-utans have a sense...

Pedophilia Linked With Neurological Underdevelopment

According to the Centre For Addiction and Mental Health (U. Toronto), pedophilia can be linked to a number of neurological disorders.  I then ask you this: should pedophiles be made responsible for their...

Positive thinking doesn`t stop cancer: US scientists

""The belief that a patient`s psychological state can impact the course and outcome of their cancer is one that has been prominent among patients and medical professionals alike," Coyne wrote in the study. "While there can be lots of emotional and social benefits of...

Your Violent Kids Are Your Own Fault

Hey, listen up parents.  You can't blame the TV anymore..."It is not the cartoons that make your kids smack playmates or violently grab their toys but, rather, a lack of social skills, according to new research. "It's a natural behavior and it's surprising that the idea...

Psychoanalyzing Bin Laden

CNN's Brian Todd makes some interesting observations as he and an analyst examine the phrases, appearance and body language of Bin Laden while watching a video of him.  They believe it may be possible to get...

The fine art of negotiating (with liars)

"The fine art of negotiating (with liars) By Rob Weisman | August 19, 2007 In the age of the megadeal, classes in negotiations have become the most popular electives at many business schools across the country. Students aspiring to America's executive suites are counseled...

Study: Why Girls Like Pink

Our natural tendencies to pick up a blue shirt for a little boy and a pink skirt for a girl may not be (completely) at the mercy of the marketing gods, this according to a study publsihed in Current Biology. The...

Advice to the lovelorn : You will survive - study says

Chicago (ANTARA News) - Despite the laments of pining pop stars and sad sack poets, U.S. researchers now think breaking up may not be so hard to do. "We underestimate our ability to survive heartbreak," said Eli...

Damn emotions, why we make bad $$ decisions

Worldwide markets are crashing. The sub-prime mortgage market imploded. And now, as the puzzle pieces come apart and details of the loans people were taking out to finance their oversized homes emerge...the only...

"Mind Reading" Babies Discovered - Study

Never mind Babies with Super-Strength, mind reading babies have been discovered in Italy - and they are likely all around the world....but what IS mind reading (there is always a catch, isn't there)?  Might...

The Real Reasons 'Why Humans Have Sex' - Study

That's right folks, a recent study (Why Humans Have Sex (2007) Archives of Sexual Behaviour, DOI 10.1007/s10508-007-9175-2) has compiled over 230 reasons why we get that 'funny feeling' of 'burning desire'...or...

Spite is Strictly Human

Philosophers, religious thinkers, and teens brimming with angst have long thought about the following question for thousands of years - what does it mean to be human?Conscience? Will? Thought? Art? Creativity? A...

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