Radiation Exposure: Fast Facts About Thyroid Cancer and Other Health Risks
There’s growing alarm worldwide about radiation poisoning, with an explosion Monday morning at the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex.
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The Bright Side of Anger — It Motivates Others
On the whole, brain scans shore up what we’ve known all along about our emotions: some are positive and some are negative.
Consumer Breakups: Why We Lash Out at the Brands We Once Loved
It happens to the best brands. One minute, they’re adored by millions. The next, they’re like Blockbuster, Friendster or Lindsay Lohan — sans fans, in need of rehab and largely ridiculed.
The Tricky Politics of Tween Bullying
When talk of teen bullying comes up, younger adolescents are often left out. TV shows like Glee and advocacy projects like It Gets Better focus on the plight of bullied kids in high school — not middle school. But that misses …
Forget IQ: The Emerging Science of Collective Intelligence
Assembling teams is an art, one that involves intuitive thinking and — let’s face it — a lot of guesswork. A new study, however, is transforming this critical task into a science.
The Business of Weird: Why People Pay for Bizarre Experiences
There’s a growing trend in the world of travel and leisure, and it’s, well, weird. Hotels where guests sleep on blocks of ice or inside prison cells are on the rise, and there’s no shortage of strange at today’s restaurants either (stir-fried crickets, anyone?).
Is Work Flexibility Good or Bad? It’s Complicated
Schedule control is largely seen as a job perk, something afforded to those who’ve proven to be so indispensable that they can call the shots. But its benefit is debatable, and for every study that touts work flexibility, …
To Keep Willpower from Flagging, Remember the F-Word: ‘Fun’
Exercising self-control isn’t fun.
If you’re dieting, for instance, you may easily resist the blueberry muffin at that impossibly aromatic bakeshop you pass by in the morning. You may then have lunch with your friends but just …
How Retail Therapy Works: Spending Money for Social Acceptance
It was a pattern that Nicole Mead had seen over and over. Her friends would break up with their romantic partners and then go on a shopping spree to compensate: break up and buy, break up and buy, break up and buy. As a marketing …
How Not to Feel Lonely in a Crowd
The best cure for loneliness may not be seeking the company of others, but rather, just the opposite: focusing inward and addressing the negative thoughts that underlie loneliness in the first place.
Wash Your Hands, Yes. But How You Dry Them Matters Too
With flu season right around the corner, your mother, doctor and HR manager will no doubt be reminding you of the usual preventive measures: Get a flu shot. Cover your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze. Wash your hands with …