Happier
Posted on March 2, 2008 - Filed Under News, Philosophy | Leave a Comment
Happiness is one of those core emotions that I think just can’t be defined further. You know it when you feel it, and that’s it. Having said that, I agree with Tal Ben-Shahar Ph.D., that it really should be considered the “ultimate currency”, and the final measure of success.
Many may disagree, but I think the [...]
The Morality of Sexual Orientation
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under News, Philosophy | Leave a Comment
Some of you may have seen the recent news that researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have been able to control the sexual orientation of fruit flies, by exposing them to a chemical. Specifically, they were able to induce homosexual behavior in previously heterosexual male fruit flies. You can read the [...]
Read More..>>TherapySafetyNet
Posted on November 20, 2007 - Filed Under News | Leave a Comment
As a private practitioner, I am not infrequently put in the difficult position of having to turn away otherwise suitable prospective patients who cannot afford my services. As someone who has at various points in his life been unable to afford healthcare, I empathize with their plight, and wish that I could help everyone who [...]
Read More..>>Variance vs. Criminality
Posted on November 8, 2007 - Filed Under News | 1 Comment
It seems to me that as a society we have become confused about individual variance, either in behaviors or thinking, and pathology. In one example I’d like to discuss, a man in a hostel was found in his locked room by the cleaning staff, apparently masturbating with his bicycle. The man was charged in [...]
Read More..>>The Power of Now
Posted on October 31, 2007 - Filed Under News | 1 Comment
I recently attended a two day talk here in New York City, given by Eckart Tolle, the author of The Power of Now, a best-selling self-help book, and a number of related books and tapes. For those who are not aware, Mr. Tolle’s major thesis goes something like this: Most of us live most of [...]
Read More..>>Liberal Brain, Conservative Brain?
Posted on October 1, 2007 - Filed Under News | 1 Comment
In a fascinating study published in Nature Neuroscience online entitled: Neurocognitive correlates of liberalism and conservatism, David M. Amodio at NYU and others at UCLA found intriguing evidence that liberals and conservatives actually have differing brain function:
I was able to download the full study, which was a randomized study involving 43 right handed participants. (Left-handed [...]
