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Recent studies in the field of Neuroscience have been looking to uncover the anatomical basis for charity and empathy. The scientists in question are well aware that this is a contentious area, representing a convergence between science and religion: “Eventually, you are bound to get into areas that for thousands of years we have preferred [...]
On behalf of the conference committee and the University of the Sunshine Coast I would like to alert you to a special discount regarding the 1st Biennial Conference on the Brain and Learning: Building Healthy Minds that we would like to offer members of the GenerationNext family. We have received a number of delegate registrations [...]
Today, the word ''cheap'' is not just appropriate for how many young women like to dress. It also appears to reflect their sense of self-worth. via Our culture's sexual pressures leave girls dangerously exposed.
Drinking alcohol is an important cause of cancer. The main ingredient in alcoholic drinks which causes cancer is ethanol. A summary of the evidence linking alcohol and cancer can be found at the link below. via Alcohol and cancer : Cancer Council Western Australia.
Dry July is a non-profit organisation determined to improve the lives of adults living with cancer through an online social community giving up booze for the month of July. Dry July is also a chance to raise awareness of individual drinking habits, the value of a balanced healthy lifestyle, a personal challenge, encourage positive change [...]
There now exists a mountain of empirical research, not only from feminist social scientists, but also from psychologists, clinicians, nurses, anthropologists and economists, of the harms of prostitution for women. These harms include post-traumatic stress disorder, genital and other physical injuries, pregnancy, depression and anxiety, and social isolation. It has been known since the late [...]
As a trained Health & Physical Education teacher I’ve always been interested in innovative training methods to enhance heart health. On Wednesday last week I learnt of scientific research that demonstrated what Buddhist monks have told us for years – that meditation is good for your heart. The West hasn’t always been keen to embrace [...]
Why bother complaining about media at all? I mean look at that Lynx ad featuring Sophie Monk encouraging guys to “clean their dirty balls”. This is just the latest along an ever unraveling string of sexist, racist, ageist ads by Lynx (or Axe in the USA), who by the way is owned by Unilever. You [...]
The next time you walk into a room and forget why you're there, blame a monkey. That kind of distraction is a classic case of "monkey mind", according to Ramesh Manocha, a senior lecturer in psychiatry at the University of Sydney. "The mind is understood, at least in the east, to have a monkey-like nature," [...]
I feel that empathy is an essential skill for all students. Learning to empathise will better equip students to interpret the experiences of others, especially when others' attitudes, beliefs and ways of thinking are alien to their own. It also allows for better intercultural understanding and community cohesion between people of different economic, cultural and [...]
