AlterNet / By Michael Bader 9 Blind Spots Most Even professionals forget that there are exceptions to the rules. Does your therapist have a blind spot? Every therapist has to have a theory that guides his or her work. We can’t function without one. The problem with theories is that they can often obscure what […]

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Sharing similar locations in both species, they process voices and emotions of other individuals similarly. Both groups respond with greater neural activity when they listen to voices reflecting positive emotions such as laughing than to negative sounds that include crying or whining. Dogs and people, however, respond more strongly to the sounds made by their

Neuroscience paints a complicated picture of creativity. As scientists now understand it, creativity is far more complex than the right-left brain distinction would have us think (the theory being that left brain = rational and analytical, right brain = creative and emotional). In fact, creativity is thought to involve a number of cognitive processes, neural

Snowflakes owe their gorgeous geometry to the fact that water expands when it freezes. First, a water droplet freezes around a dust particle in the atmosphere. As more water molecules land on the crystal, arms project outward in six directions. The flake’s unique shape is determined by the ambient temperature and humidity.   Watch fascinating video.

Bill Nye takes a whack at dispelling the myths surrounding child mortality and foreign aid. It doesn’t surprise me that Bill Nye and Bill Gates have teamed up. What does surprise me is that they aren’t in a band with Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby, and Bill Murray called Bill Me Later. Watch video.