Walking through the woods with a friend on a recent spring afternoon, I lamented the lack of progress my son has made on the organizational front. Like many tweens, his frontal lobe is barely half-baked, and his ability to master the demands of middle school lags behind his teachers’ expectations. Despite strategy sessions and elaborately-laid plans, his backpack and locker … [Read more...]
The Downside of Treadmill Desks
Treadmill desks are popular, even aspirational, in many offices today since they can help those of us who are deskbound move more, burn extra calories and generally improve our health. … [Read more...]
First Words: When You ‘Literally Can’t Even’ Understand Your Teenager
A little paradox of Internet celebrity is that a YouTube personality can amass millions upon millions of young fans by making it seem as if he's chatting with each of them one to one. Tyler Oakley, a 26-year-old man who identifies as a "professional fangirl," is a master of the genre. He has nerd glasses, pinchable cheeks, a quiff he dyes in shades of blue and green and … [Read more...]
The Mysterious Syndrome In Which Healthy People Can’t Recall Their Past
The authors of a recent study published in Neuropsycholgia say they’ve identified a new syndrome characterized by the inability to re-live previous experiences. It sounds a lot like amnesia, but people with this rare condition are otherwise healthy and have no history of brain damage or psychological trauma. … [Read more...]
On One Of Japan’s Most Magical Streets, An Architect Brings Beauty To A Chicken Shop
Harmonica Yokocho is a special street, beyond even its wondrous name. The narrow alleyway in the stylish Tokyo suburb of Kichijoji is a time warp, still suffused with "the atmosphere of black-market stalls during the post-World War II period," writes the architect Kengo Kuma. … [Read more...]
New Tactics for Battling Head Lice
Relatively few school-age children escape the scourge of head lice, among the many organisms that show no respect for socioeconomic status or hygiene. Even though the insects do not endanger health or spread disease, head lice often provoke extreme anxiety and disgust among parents, and the time and money spent detecting and eradicating them costs consumers and schools an … [Read more...]
Where You Live Might Effect Your Level of Obesity
Body weight seems to be a national concern no matter what state you live in — but who would have ever thought where you live might actually have an effect on how obese you are or aren’t. According to a recent Gallup poll, it’s all about location, location, location when it comes to the fat to non fat ratios. … [Read more...]
9 Ways to Check for Skin Cancer
Have you seen your dermatologist lately? Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. (almost 5,000,000 people are treated for it every year). One in five of people will get skin cancer during their lifetimes, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. So you might want to reconsider that appointment now. … [Read more...]