The Speed of Life

Smoking

The Swinging Pendulum of Public Health Advice

Joseph Mazur on August 18, 2024

Why today's health news may be hogwash by tomorrow.

Why today's health news may be hogwash by tomorrow.

Mating

Are Serendipitous Romantic Encounters Returning?

Joseph Mazur on May 17, 2024

What touches the psyche, alters body chemistry, and stirs a mood to contract muscles? Encountering your soulmate.

What touches the psyche, alters body chemistry, and stirs a mood to contract muscles? Encountering your soulmate.

Mindfulness

How Mindfulness Brings Meaning to Experiences

Joseph Mazur on April 19, 2024

Personal Perspective: We are thrilled by even the least coincidental of stories, but do they shape our lives with meaning? Or are they meaningless, random connections?

Personal Perspective: We are thrilled by even the least coincidental of stories, but do they shape our lives with meaning? Or are they meaningless, random connections?

Mind Reading

Is Mind Reading Possible?

Joseph Mazur on March 25, 2024

Can one mind transfer information from another one far away with no other aid besides thinking power?

Can one mind transfer information from another one far away with no other aid besides thinking power?

Mindfulness

Can Mindfulness Relieve Pain?

Joseph Mazur on February 22, 2024

Mindful meditation can relieve some analgesic suffering. Why not use it?

Mindful meditation can relieve some analgesic suffering. Why not use it?

Circadian Rhythm

Why Are Cold Symptoms Worse at Night?

Joseph Mazur on January 19, 2024

Why do the symptoms of sickness seem to be worse at night?

Why do the symptoms of sickness seem to be worse at night?

Health

Are We Thinking of Virus Symptoms Wrongly?

Joseph Mazur on January 5, 2024

Personal Perspective: What does it mean to be sick?

Personal Perspective: What does it mean to be sick?

Compulsive Behaviors

Risks of Gambling Optimism

Joseph Mazur on December 18, 2023

The feeling of luck in life is wonderful, but, when it comes to gambling risks, it influences dicey behavior.

The feeling of luck in life is wonderful, but, when it comes to gambling risks, it influences dicey behavior.

Compulsive Behaviors

Illusional Luck and Gambling

Joseph Mazur on December 1, 2023

Can a gambler's misunderstanding of chance and luck spell economic trouble ahead?

Can a gambler's misunderstanding of chance and luck spell economic trouble ahead?

Compulsive Behaviors

A More Careful Look at Gambling Behavior and Addiction

Joseph Mazur on November 20, 2023

What we've learned about compulsive gambling, what we got wrong, and where we could find answers now.

What we've learned about compulsive gambling, what we got wrong, and where we could find answers now.

Compulsive Behaviors

Bad Gambling Behavior Does Not Mean Addiction

Joseph Mazur on November 3, 2023

Is gambling behavior and addiction connected to the gambler’s desire to control that which cannot be controlled? Or is it, too, complexly related to normal human behavior?

Is gambling behavior and addiction connected to the gambler’s desire to control that which cannot be controlled? Or is it, too, complexly related to normal human behavior?

Coronavirus Disease 2019

Why Do Some People Hesitate to Be Vaccinated?

Joseph Mazur on October 6, 2023

Few people know about the complications that arise from contracting COVID-19 because there are so many false scenarios that confuse the public.

Few people know about the complications that arise from contracting COVID-19 because there are so many false scenarios that confuse the public.

Deception

Sensing Farfetched Lies

Joseph Mazur on September 15, 2023

Some lies don’t matter much, but the curious question is: why does one bother?

Some lies don’t matter much, but the curious question is: why does one bother?

Circadian Rhythm

Can Our Body Clocks Help Us Feel the Passing of Time?

Joseph Mazur on August 2, 2023

Learn the specifics of how the body knows what time it is (at least by hours) during the 24-hour day.

Learn the specifics of how the body knows what time it is (at least by hours) during the 24-hour day.

Aging

New Theories for Why Time Speeds Up as We Age

Joseph Mazur on July 19, 2023

Here's how the eyes can regulate heart rates, sleep patterns, and body temperatures.

Here's how the eyes can regulate heart rates, sleep patterns, and body temperatures.

Deception

Truth? Delusion or Hallucination?

Joseph Mazur on June 26, 2023

A Personal Perspective: How safely can you rely on what you see with your own eyes?

A Personal Perspective: How safely can you rely on what you see with your own eyes?

Migraine

What We've Learned About "Tachysensia"

Joseph Mazur on June 2, 2023

Have you ever had short spells of feeling that everything is moving at super-fast speeds? It's called tachysensia, and now we know what it is.

Have you ever had short spells of feeling that everything is moving at super-fast speeds? It's called tachysensia, and now we know what it is.

Dementia

Can Alzheimer’s Disease Be Slowed?

Joseph Mazur on April 7, 2023

Extraordinary new studies of retina pathologies shine a light on neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Extraordinary new studies of retina pathologies shine a light on neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Anger

Every Dispute (Among Family or State) Has Clashing Reasons

Joseph Mazur on March 24, 2023

How far should one take a family or friend argument before it goes too far?

How far should one take a family or friend argument before it goes too far?

Memory

Forgetting Sorrowful Moments

Joseph Mazur on March 10, 2023

How can we erase memories of harmful happenings that tend to linger?

How can we erase memories of harmful happenings that tend to linger?