Are You Sleeping With the Enemy?
If you sleep less, you eat more. You remember less. You get sick more often. You look bad. And poor sleep also leads to high blood pressure, missed workouts, irritability, poor decision making, and...
Goodnight Moon: How Lunar Cycles Affect Sleep
Previous research has shown us that the lunar cycle does not contribute to erratic human behavior, including transforming people into wolves, or causing inexplicable chest pains. But that doesn’t mean the moon has no effect...
Silence is Golden
It has become increasingly rare to find oneself in silence. Even when we are alone or in the country, phones beep, televisions blare, and iPods beckon. Wherever we go, a constant drone surrounds us....
Shocking Behavior
French philosopher Blaise Pascal said:
All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit in a quiet room alone.
How hard is it to sit alone in an empty room with absolutely nothing to do...
What Tech Gurus Do Better
Why is it that so many of the people who have provided us with technology are also the ones wisest about limiting its use? Many top Silicon Valley executives choose to send their children...
When Was the Last Time Something Took Your Breath Away?
When was the last time something took your breath away? I polled a few friends to explore this question and got a range of responses: gazing at the night sky, attending the Broadway show...