I sat in the Boston University library, on the fourth floor, and I counted out the M&Ms—10 of them—placing them on a piece of paper in the corner of the desk. I... Read more »
The growing public interest in unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) isn’t just about wanting to know what’s in the sky. It is about answering the question of what implications they have for mankind.... Read more »
Most of us think listening means staying quiet while someone else talks. We nod, wait our turn, and hope we’ve understood what they meant. The trouble is that silence isn’t the same... Read more »
A new global study on meditation and well-being arrives at a moment of rising stress, loneliness, declining mental health, and workplace burnout. If used well, it could do what the best public-opinion... Read more »
Are you experiencing decision fatigue or cognitive overload after using ChatGPT? Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly influencing people’s daily decision-making, but it may also be creating more cognitive strain, attention deficits, and... Read more »
Can we talk about the mental load? This is not a new topic. Women have been talking about this for years. Honey, do we have more diapers? Sweetie, where are his clean... Read more »
Erin, a mom at her wits’ end, looked at me pleadingly and said, “Dr. Jeff, what am I missing here? I was being completely reasonable with Paige” (names have been changed to... Read more »
The therapeutic use of literary works of art–novels, short stories, and the like–fall under the broad term bibliotherapy when employed as a means to heighten or expand the dialogue, deepen the core... Read more »
What do a murderous silent era movie star and the first female gondolier have in common? What they share is that they never were. Fatty Arbuckle didn’t murder actress Virginia Rappe, and... Read more »
Dependence is the state of relying on someone or something to help improve your functioning. Dependence may be reasonable or unreasonable. Here are the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of... Read more »