Yearly Archives: 2022
No evidence of a ‘plan’ to cause travel disruption
Health spending isn’t set to account for almost half of all taxes
Long-Distance Parenting: Tips on Communication Strategies
Is long-distance parenting making you feel like a guest in your child’s life? The most common challenge for a physically distant parent is to keep track of what is happening in their kid’s life. It may feel unfair to miss so many important moments, but it shouldn’t define your relationship with your child(ren). Even if… Read More »
How to Find Your Community And Not Feel Lonely
There are many causes of loneliness. You could have recently moved, lost someone important to you, or been made to feel isolated or alone. Loneliness isn’t just caused by the lack of social interaction—it’s also caused by a lack of human connection.[1] You can be in a room of 50 people and still feel lonely.… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 12727 – Steven Jay Russell Escaped Prison Multiple Times
What Causes An Anxiety Spiral And How To Prevent It
You know the dreaded feeling all too well—worrying about backlash over something you’ve said, wondering if that overwhelming social situation will push your stress over the edge, and contemplating all the potentially catastrophic outcomes from a single decision. This can go one of two ways: You might manage to divert your attention by some stroke… Read More »
How Do We Know How Old Things Like Dinosaur Bones Are?
There’s an old joke told in natural history museums about a new tour guide showing around a group of visitors. Stopping before a dinosaur skeleton, he informs the group that the fossil remains are 80 million years and three weeks old. “How do you know that?” asks one of the visitors. “Because it was 80… Read More »
How a WWII Famine Helped Solve a 2,000 Year Old Major Medical Mystery
In the winter of 1944-45, the people of the Netherlands teetered on the brink of starvation. As the Allied advance through the south stalled in wake the ill-conceived Operation Market Garden, the Dutch Government in Exile ordered a nationwide railway strike in an attempt to cripple the occupying German Army. In retaliation, the Nazis cut… Read More »
How Two Guys are the Reason We Eat What We Eat for Breakfast
Bacon, eggs, toast, and a tall glass of orange juice: it’s a breakfast as traditionally American as apple pie. And it’s not hard to see why: after all, bacon and eggs are chock-full of protein while orange juice provides a healthy dose of vitamin C. Packing the calories and nutrients needed to fuel our busy… Read More »
What Causes Guilt in Relationships And How To Deal With It
The feeling of guilt has been said to be one of the worst feelings in the world. Sometimes, we feel guilty for no reason at all. Other times, we sense the natural, stomach-twisting feeling of knowing we’ve done something to cause hurt to someone we love. While guilt can sometimes result from an overactive conscience,… Read More »