Click here to read “Be Careful What You Wish For” by Steve Balt, MD from Thought Broadcast on September 2, 2012.
What Can Mathematics Teach Us About the Mind/Brain at the Helix Center at NYPSI
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Living Longer; Practicing How?
Photo: Samuel Eisenstein, M.D.
Before Labor Day, we ran a paper documenting that analysts live longer than other related professions. Click Here to Read: Analyst Living Longer, but How Do We Practice.
But, what about what and how well we practice in these later years? Fisher and Hoffs bring us Samuel Eisenstein’s paper on the aging therapist. Eisenstein, like his colleague Alexander, was a refugee; the first Rumanian, the second Hungarian. They brought wisdom with them that flourished in Los Angeles’ soil. Continue reading Living Longer; Practicing How?
Few doctors know how to treat addiction. A new program aims to change that.
How to better understand your style of humor
Click here to read “How to better understand your style of humor” by Edward Hoffman, PH.D. from The Japan Times on September 4, 2012.
Have you had a good laugh lately? Anything funny happen to you this week? And, what types of jokes makes you chuckle the most? Such questions are increasingly the focus of scientific research — for evidence is now piling up that our sense of humor directly affects our well-being.
School Bullies Prey on Children with Autism
Music of the Unquiet Mind
Click here to read “Music of the Unquiet Mind” by Margaret Leng Tan from The New York Times on September 1, 2012.
Margaret Leng Tan is a pianist who specializes in the interpretation and performance of the works of John Cage. She will perform “Four Walls” on Sept. 8 at the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer Gallery of Art as part of the John Cage Centennial Festival in Washington. More of her work can be found at her Web site, margaretlengtan.com.
Putting the Plan into Action: How China’s Leaders Steer a Massive Nation
Click here to read “Putting the Plan into Action: How China’s Leaders Steer a Massive Nation” by Sandra Schulz from Der Spiegel on August 31, 2012.
There is no question that China is an authoritarian state. But Beijing’s efforts to include experts and experiments in the way it governs also help to keep power in check. Once the government supports a project, it normally carries it out — sometimes on a massive scale. Are there lessons to be taken from the Communist Party’s method of governance?
