In this article, London psychology researchers discuss the tension between desire and belief.
Author: H.
America’s Most Misspelled Words
Brother Dennis sends this along, chuckling a bit about Oregon’s word, although it seems more defensible than Georgia’s “gray” or Wisconsin’s “Wisconsin” …
The Democracy Index
Every year, England’s “The Economist” magazine publishes its Democracy Index, ranking countries of the world in terms of the degree to which they measure up in five categories to democratic standards.
Your Personality and What You See
Guess what? Well, read this:
https://qz.com/997679/open-minded-people-have-a-different-visual-perception-of-reality/
Ivi Sightings in the Wild
Velouria-related, it seems …
Gravitational Waves and Merging Black Holes
A nice video here on this recent discovery:
Terry Gross’ Favorites
Terry Gross interviews are just about an institution, often the backdrop for the daily noon meal, around here, and have been that way for years. Recently, the Vulture website asked Terry to identify her favorite interviews. Her list of ten — which includes two or three of our favorites, too — are shown at the following link, with direct links to listen:
http://www.vulture.com/2017/05/fresh-air-terry-gross-best-interviews-npr.html
The Upside of Doomsday Thinking
Check out the research as reported in this Quartz article:
https://qz.com/995304/fear-that-the-world-is-ending-can-make-you-a-better-person/
Familiar Faces, Afterword/Sequel
BIL Jeff follows up on this photo posted yesterday of his niece and grandson and assigns photographic credit to — Chika!
Eating Dirt?
Soil bacteria may have health benefits, according to research discussed in this Quartz article. Born and raised on an Iowa farm, this is heartening news to me…