This Is Why Manners Matter
“Thank you” and “I’m sorry” are one of the first social concepts we teach our children. We tell them good manners are important, but why do we bother in the first place?
Happiness
Do you practice mindfulness? This is why you should?
In recent years, practitioners and scientists alike have made grandiose claims about the benefits of mindfulness meditation. Countless case studies support the idea that mindfulness meditation can improve virtually every domain of life. Unfortunately, few of these benefits meet scientific consensus. So which ones hold up? Find out here.
Lucid Dreaming: The Ways It Will Change Your Life
In a previous DW blog, we showed that dreams can become “real” with lucid dreaming.
How online dating influences our choice of partner
Dating apps provide you with an overload of potential dates. You can hook up with someone with a single swipe. How does this influence your choices for a partner?
A sob story: Why do humans cry?
Crying is one of the most genuine manifestations of being human. We cry in various circumstances, when we’re sad, happy or moved. But why do we do so?
Children’s attachment to their parents affects how they get attached to others later in life
It is healthy for children to be attached to their parents. The Bowlby Attachment Theory tells us that, without this attachment,children have a hard time relating to everyone else.
F.C. Donders (not a football club)
2018 marks the 200th birth year of our institute’s namesake: Franciscus Cornelis Donders. In his honor, we’re going to party! Why bother celebrating this? Should you go? (Yes!)
Finding good vibes in Death Metal
Death Metal music may sound dark and scary to a lot of you, but not
Heat makes us more aggressive and violent
The Netherlands is recovering from what was the warmest May in three centuries and more
The birth control pill influences brain and behavior
To take a pill every day: it’s an important contraceptive used by millions of women.