Is gratitude a tool for patience? Recovering alcoholics who find their way into the rooms of AA are told to expect dramatic changes in attitude and outlook. Their feelings of uselessness and self-pity will disappear, they are told, as will their interest in selfish things. They will become more intuitive about life, and experience serenity and peace. Their haunting fears will […]
Those with jobs are more secure even as hopes dwindle for long-term unemployed Yet another recession-triggered split in the consumer sector is becoming more evident: Higher job security among those with a job versus dwindling hope for the long-run unemployed. The growing gap is recasting the consumer sector and raises questions on how it will support economic growth. Recent reports show workers are feeling fewer job jitters. The […]
Ozy What feelings really look like How do people feel? “At first, the question seemed flaky,” said Orlagh O’Brien. But for the quiet, withdrawn graphic designer, it was an earnest search for connection. She wondered whether others also felt emotions as physical sensations — anger as a tightness in the gut, happiness as a warm tingle. “We think we’re trapped with […]
The Christian Science Monitor Public transportation makes a comeback but not in Boston Americans took more trips on public transportation in 2013 than in any other year in more than five decades, according to the American Public Transportation Association’s annual report, released Monday. That’s 10.7 billion trips on buses, trains, and subways – the highest number since 1956, back when Americans were heavy users of big-city transit because […]
A new social network surfaces, this one tuning in on sound When Snapchat Co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy appeared on The Colbert Report in April, Northeastern undergraduate Matteo Alampi sat by watching, inspired by this idea of “conversational photos.” Naysayers have said, “No one needs another social network.” Yet, despite that, new platforms have continued cropping up, seeing massive success. Snapchat, alone, has raised $123 […]
Foreign Affairs Get ready for a Russo-German Europe The last few weeks have revealed some important truths about Europe. Prior to the crisis in Ukraine, most Americans and Western Europeans had become used to a Franco-German Europe. In this version of Europe, which was designed after World War II to dampen one of the greatest state rivalries in history, France and Germany made […]
Boston.com The Museum of African American History has another honor for Harry Belafonte One night after receiving Berklee College of Music’s honorary doctor of music degree, songwriter and activist Harry Belafonte received the Museum of African American History’s Living Legend Award at the Four Season’s Hotel Friday night. The gala honors contemporary leaders who have followed in the footsteps of renowned civil rights pioneers like Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison, who’s great […]
Online MBA students plot a positive course Alumni were full of praise for their programme. Jorge Picon, a senior manager based in Canada, says: “Despite some prejudices about online programmes, it proved to be a great experience with a lot of interaction between colleagues and teachers, building strong relationships that are still active. The programme was also extremely demanding.” However, career service […]
Foreign Affairs Get Ready for a Russo-German Europe The last few weeks have revealed some important truths about Europe. Prior to the crisis in Ukraine, most Americans and Western Europeans had become used to a Franco-German Europe. In this version of Europe, which was designed after World War II to dampen one of the greatest state rivalries in history, France and Germany made […]
National Post Third world lessons in healthcare: how ‘reverse innovation’ could revolutionize Canada’s medical landscape Blindness costs Canadians almost $16-billion a year, with two of its leading causes, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma, often detected too late to prevent vision loss. Two University of Toronto medical students may have a found a solution, however — in India. Jeff Martin and Mohan Pandit say a device known as 3nethra, which comes from […]
Making a computerized voice a little more human Speech scientist Rupal Patel customizes synthetic voices for people who can’t speak. She tells Guy Raz of TED Radio Hour about helping people communicate in a voice that fits their personality. {Audio}
DR Your facial expressions reveal you – not – always Some people are told that they can read their facial expressions like an open book. They’re not conceal how they have it. Others are told that they have a poker face, so you can not see on their face what they feel. However, our facial expressions may not matter, because according to new research that interprets […]