Columbia University scientist Dr. Carl Hart combines research and anecdotes from his life to explain how false assumptions have created a disastrous drug policy.
Month: March 2015
Mindfulness can increase wellbeing and reduce stress in school children
Mindfulness — a mental training that develops sustained attention that can change the ways people think, act and feel — could reduce symptoms of stress and depression and promote wellbeing among school children, according to a new study published online by the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Trying to Learn a Foreign Language? Avoid Reminders of Home – ScienceNOW
Reminders of one’s homeland can hinder the ability to speak a new language. The findings could help explain why cultural immersion is the most effective way to learn a foreign tongue and why immigrants who settle within an ethnic enclave acculturate more slowly than those who surround themselves with friends from their new country.
Beyond the Brain
Advances in neuroscience promise many things, but they will never explain everything.
Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds?
Every 15 seconds a child dies of hunger, says a campaign by charities urging G8 leaders to pledge more aid for the world’s poorest families – or every 10 seconds, according to the latest version of the slogan. But does this paint an accurate picture?
People under stress stick to habits, good or bad
It seems old habits really do die hard – whether they are good or bad.
Google plans to wipe child porn from the Web
The search giant is creating a database of images depicting child exploitation — to be shared with tech companies, law enforcement, and charities — in order to scrub the images from the Internet.
AAA: Voice-to-text devices worse driver distraction than cell phones
Think using hands-free technology to text, tweet or respond to e-mails while driving is safer than talking on a cell phone? You’re wrong, AAA says.
Good For You, Better For Them: The Truth About Retailer Guarantees
Stores today seem almost to be begging customers to refund purchases. The latest example comes from Wal-Mart, which introduced a new money-back guarantee on produce: Customers don’t even have to bring back spoiled fruits and vegetables; showing a receipt is enough for a refund.
Americans Throw Out 40 Percent Of Their Food, Which Is Terrible For The Climate
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Agency announced their plan to tackle food waste in America, a problem that has grown by 50 percent since the 1970s.