The Truth About Failure
Laura M. Miele :I often write about not giving all children in athletics medals and why I feel that way. It’s about failure! It is about what failure means and why it should be...
Life
Role Of Learning In Religion
William Klemm :What one is taught and chooses to learn about religion changes the biology of the brain. Changing brain biology is likely to change who and what you are as a person. This...
Social Media And Global Friendship
Md. Nasir Mia :I forget to take the necessary things when I go out but do not forget to take mobile. I forget to pay the fee but don’t forget to pay for Wi-Fi....
Go Ahead And Rock the Boat
Benjamin Mitchell-Yellin :Despite appearances, the powerful don’t simply think politics is all about who gets more. At least, they don’t behave as if they do. They certainly are concerned with their material standing relative...
The Power of Paradigms
Stuart Shanker :It amazes me that in this day and age, anyone could still believe that social status is genetically determined. If molecular biologists have taught us anything over the past century, it is...
Breaking The Rules
Marty Nemko :Usually, I’m a good boy: I listen, ask facilitating questions and when offering a suggestion, couch it in tentative, client-empowering terms such as, “I’m wondering whether X might be a good idea....
Remembering Bidhan Chandra Roy
Dr. Subrato Ghosh :Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, one of the very few people who are talented enough to acquire both the M.R.C.P. and F.R.C.S. degrees, was an eminent physician, one of the most important...
Fight Over Values
James Creighton :Some of the hardest disputes to resolve are disputes over values. Values are the decision rules we apply to decide what is good/bad, right/wrong, fair/unfair, rational/irrational. Values choices are not always conscious...
Sleep Habits and Weight Gain
Thomas Rutledge :Although diet and exercise programs usually dominate the weight loss headlines, research suggests that your sleep habits may be just as important. The latest piece of research showing a link between sleep...
Rise And Fall Of Depression Gene
David Rettew :Go through the Powerpoint presentations of faculty who teach students about depression, and very likely you will you find a slide with a simple-looking graph that displays the roles that both early...
Fathers’ Role In Reading
Paula J. Schwanenflugel :In honor of Father’s Day, we’re posting today about the many ways that fathers can contribute to their children’s reading development. While we have all heard how important it is for...
Why Is My Child Lying?
Dr. Christian L. Hart :When, how, and why do they develop this unpleasant habit? There is a considerable amount of evidence suggesting that most children first begin to lie around the ages of two...