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These Hungry Goats Learned to Branch Out
No, this is not an illustration from a book by Dr. Seuss. These domestic goats live in southwestern Morocco, where the climate is dry and in some seasons the only available forage is in the trees. So the goats climb up to get it. Goats are good climbers — some sure-footed species live happily on mountains, leaping from ledge to … Continue reading
This Ancient Tibetan Test Will Reveal The DEEPEST Layers Of Your Psyche…
There are 3 famously known layers of our psyche, the conscious, the subconscious and the unconscious part. The conscious part is everything that you are aware of at a certain moment. It’s basically like the captain’s room from where the captain steers the ship, unaware of everything below that moves the mechanism. The subconscious part is the mediator between the … Continue reading
Robot Priests, The Future of Religion?
Would you believe in a blessing from a robot priest? The Guardian is raising the question with a story about a robot priest in Wittenberg, Germany. The robot, aptly named BlessU-2, provides blessings in five languages and recite biblical verses, according to the Guardian’s report. It isn’t being implemented as a replacement for priests yet, but in the very town … Continue reading
Does Living with More or LESS Actually Make You Happier?
Will having more wealth actually make you happier? According to a number of studies an addition to your income isn’t only unlikely to make you happier, but it can make those around you less happy, and you for the fear of losing it. To explain, we must first look at a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Two … Continue reading
Showing Compassion for Animals Improves Personal Well-Being
Compassion is the humane side of suffering, which inspires the most beautiful acts of humanity. In man’s world, animals often bear the worst of our dark side, suffering under the stresses of cruelty and ruthlessness, however, being compassionate towards animals may actually be good for your health and well-being, perhaps even prolonging your life. For so many of us, compassion … Continue reading
Bill Gates Makes Seven Predictions for the Future
Bill Gates has been almost prophetic in his past predictions: his 1999 list was hauntingly accurate, foreseeing the advent of price comparison websites, smartphones, social media, and bots. Over the last few years, in interviews and annual letters, he has continued predicting: here are a selection of seven of his insights. 1. IN THE NEXT 15 YEARS, 33 MILLION PEOPLE … Continue reading
8 Signs That Could Mean You’re Being Lied To
How many people have you spoken with today? Chances are that most of them lied to you—and that they did it more than once. It’s a hard fact to accept, but even your closest friends and coworkers lie to you regularly. University of Massachusetts psychologist Robert Feldman has studied lying for more than a decade, and his research has reached … Continue reading
Creative People Tend to Process Reality Differently
If you’re the kind of person who relishes adventure, you may literally see the world differently. People who are open to new experiences can take in more visual information than other people and combine it in unique ways. This may explain why they tend to be particularly creative. Openness to experience is one of the “big five” traits often used … Continue reading
Julia Ward Howe’s 1870 Anti-War Mother’s Day Proclamation, A Day of Peace
147 years ago, the disastrous human and economic consequences of the American Civil War were becoming increasingly apparent, especially to certain thoughtful wise women who had seen their testosterone-laden loved ones eagerly march off to that “inglorious” war 5 years earlier. Those men and women, as is still the case today, had no idea of the psychological and spiritual devastation … Continue reading
Earliest Known Recording of John F. Kennedy Revealed
John F Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States. The recording, which was made when Kennedy was 20, has been released by archivists at Harvard University. Lasting just under two minutes, the vintage audio clip is from an assignment for a public speaking course for which Kennedy had talked about Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. While most people … Continue reading
