According to polls, there's a 50-50 chance you have had at least one spiritual experience — an overpowering feeling that you've touched God, or another dimension of reality.
So, have you ever wondered whether those encounters actually happened — or whether they were all in your head? Scientists say the answer might be both.
by Barbara Bradley Hagerty for All Things Considered on NPR, May 19, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Don’t! The secret of self-control.
probably the best article I've read in a long time. All about 'The secret of self-control'
"The initial goal of the experiment was to identify the mental processes that allowed some people to delay gratification while others simply surrendered. After publishing a few papers on the Bing studies in the early seventies, Mischel moved on to other areas of personality research. 'There are only so many things you can do with kids trying not to eat marshmallows.'
"Once Mischel began analyzing the results, he noticed that low delayers, the children who rang the bell quickly, seemed more likely to have behavioral problems, both in school and at home. They got lower S.A.T. scores. They struggled in stressful situations, often had trouble paying attention, and found it difficult to maintain friendships. The child who could wait fifteen minutes had an S.A.T. score that was, on average, two hundred and ten points higher than that of the kid who could wait only thirty seconds."
Article from The New Yorker, published May 18, 2009 by Jonah Lehrer
"The initial goal of the experiment was to identify the mental processes that allowed some people to delay gratification while others simply surrendered. After publishing a few papers on the Bing studies in the early seventies, Mischel moved on to other areas of personality research. 'There are only so many things you can do with kids trying not to eat marshmallows.'
"Once Mischel began analyzing the results, he noticed that low delayers, the children who rang the bell quickly, seemed more likely to have behavioral problems, both in school and at home. They got lower S.A.T. scores. They struggled in stressful situations, often had trouble paying attention, and found it difficult to maintain friendships. The child who could wait fifteen minutes had an S.A.T. score that was, on average, two hundred and ten points higher than that of the kid who could wait only thirty seconds."
Article from The New Yorker, published May 18, 2009 by Jonah Lehrer
The God Chemical: Brain Chemistry And Mysticism
Chemistry of mysticism? Rad.
"Some researchers are using new technologies to try to understand spiritual experience. They're peering into our brains and studying our bodies to look for circumstantial evidence of a spiritual world."
From NPR's All Things Considered, May 18, 2009 article.
"Some researchers are using new technologies to try to understand spiritual experience. They're peering into our brains and studying our bodies to look for circumstantial evidence of a spiritual world."
From NPR's All Things Considered, May 18, 2009 article.
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