Fri 09 February 2024: Parents would rather not encounter temper tantrums in their children. Such outbursts are more frequent among 1-3 year olds and can put parents in challenging positions. According to psychologists, this is due to the fact that children at this age are still in the process of developing socially, emotionally, and linguistically. […]
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Wed 31 January 2024: Apple Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset – which the company hopes is a “revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, and enjoy entertainment” – that begins shipping to the public (in the United States) later this week. Critics have doubted the appeal of the face-worn computer, which “seamlessly […]
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Tue 23 January 2024: H&M, the Swedish fashion giant, has pulled an advertisement for school clothing after complaints it sexualised underage girls. The advertising campaign launched in Australia featured two young girls in school uniform with the caption, “Make those heads turn in H&M’s Back to School fashion”. “We have removed this ad,” an H&M […]
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Fri 12 January 2024: Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have unearthed fascinating evidence that the brain undergoes important changes in wiring when we embark on the journey of learning a new language in adulthood. They organized a large intensive German learning program for Syrian refugees. They studied their […]
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Tue 14 October 2023: Do your pets make you happier? A new study has claimed that pets don’t have any positive impact on the well-being of their owners, contrary to the widely-held belief. The study has been published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, which assessed 767 people over three times in May 2020. […]
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Fri 13 October 2023: I doubt the psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), in all his prescience, would have predicted that his work would one day fuel a TikTok trend called “shadow work”. Life coaches and self-help gurus on the platform promote the exploration of shadow as a path to self-development. The exercises they recommend include thought experiments […]
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Sat 16 September 2023: Something strange is going on in women’s happiness research. Because despite having more freedom and employment opportunities than ever before, women have higher levels of anxiety and more mental health challenges, such as depression, anger, loneliness and more restless sleep. And these results are seen across many countries and different age groups. A […]
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Noblewomen eating ice cream in a French caricature, (1801). Gallica. Thu 10 August 2023: English Heritage is now selling what it calls “the best thing since sliced bread” at 13 of its sites – brown bread ice cream, inspired by a Georgian recipe. The announcement of the flavour mentions several more outlandish Georgian flavours trialled by English Heritage […]
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Babylonian clay model showing a nude couple on a couch engaged in sex and kissing. Date: 1800 BC. (Credit: © The Trustees of the British Museum) Sun 21 May 2023: Kissing was first recorded in human civilization around 4,500 years ago, according to researchers, with evidence pointing to its existence in the ancient Middle East. […]
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Fri 19 May 2023: American actress Angelina Jolie has announced a new business venture called Atelier Jolie which will enable customers to work with master tailors, pattern makers and artisans to create their own designs. “Atelier Jolie is a place for creative people to collaborate with a skilled and diverse family of expert tailors, pattern […]
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