Why do we like watching movies that make us feel depressed? A recent study published at Ohio State University may have an answer. This research is one of the first attempts to take a scientific approach to explaining why people enjoy fictional tragedies….
The main idea behind Clay Johnson’s new book The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption is that we need to monitor the way we consume information in the same way we need to monitor what we eat and drink. In today’s “information age,” we are constantly being bombarded with facts and opinions from television,…
Here’s how to create “compassionate love” for any person through a simple loving-kindness meditation. Buddhism meets neuroscience….