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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 50 views
In study published in the online journal PLOS ONE, suggests that when using social media, people need to be aware that the prevailing mood online is likely to influence them. The author of the study, James Fowler, professor of medical genetics and political science at the University of California says…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Many people say they want a few minutes alone to think, but results of a study suggestion those people are the minority. The study conducted by the University of Virginia found that most volunteers who researchers asked to spend no more than 15 minutes alone in a room doing nothing found the task extremely…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Researchers studying human behavior say talking to yourself may not mean that you are crazy; it can benefit thinking and perception. Scientists say many people report talking to themselves quite often. So talk to themselves every few days, while other individuals report doing it on an hourly basis. They…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
The pastor of one of the largest and fastest growing churches in the U.S. says believers should be more careful about what they put into their minds. Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv says many believers will go to the latest movie which contains bad language, violence, and a sex scene, and not worry…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 49 views
A typical smartphone can make calls, send texts, and surf the Internet. Now, thanks to a Danish research team, phones can conduct brain scans. The team has developed an app that can monitor brain activity when coupled with a special headset. Presently the app only works with one smartphone model, using…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 9 views
Recognize this? That’s right, it’s a fire ant. These little buggers are potent! They can light you up. In fact, 12 Americans die of fire ant attacks each year. That’s because before they start to sting you there may be hundreds of them on you before you even know it. So much venom can cause an allergic…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
Research shows that “anxiety, depression, and other mental-health issues are far more prevalent among youth today than during the Great Depression.” The increase is dramatic. “On average, five times as many students in 2007 reported signs of mental illness than did those in 1938.” The reasons given for…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Sherriff’s deputies investigating the theft of an SUV in central Florida were surprised to discover the suspect had a lot more experience than they thought. Deputies found the stolen 1998 Dodge parked in the driveway of a home, and inside they found the suspected thief playing the popular video game,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Peter Bergman was one of first people in line to purchase a new iPad from Apple. He was also one of the first to return the computer because he brought it back within a matter of days. On his personal blog, Bregman explained his reasoning, saying the iPad was too easy, and offered too much accessibility.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 21 views
THOUGHTS University of Cincinnati marketing professor James Kellaris has coined a new term for the songs that often get stuck and people's heads. He calls them "earworms." Kellaris began studying the phenomenon in 2000, and has heard from people from all over the world requesting help or offering solutions.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
THOUGHTS “Cleanliness is next to Godliness,” grandma used to say. She may have been closer to correct than we supposed. Psychological Science is publishing a study in which Katie Liljenquist, an assistant professor at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management claims they have proved you…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
PUT ON CHRIST Oscar winning actor Jon Voight says a ring that he kept from his role playing the late Pope John Paul II has influenced him to be a better person. Voight says the flat, gold colored ring "makes me better." At a news conference in Warsaw, Poland where the motion picture opened recently,…
Keith Brian Coates • Illustration • • 4 views
Mindful Things What where you thinking comes to mind, In thoughts aloof in dreams I find. I thought so, was my ruse, In my own well pondered views. As if alone my actions plot their course Absent of my compassed musings as their source. I am therefore I think is not the scam Rather the scheme is in I…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 4 views
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. is a book based on Dr. King’s speeches and writings. “I went to high school on the other side of town,” he once said, “to the Booker T. Washington High School. I had to get the bus in what was known as the Fourth Ward and ride over to the West Side. In those…