In a strange coincidence, I read two articles today that each offered up reasons why people may not like you. (I'm not sure what that says about the types of articles that somehow end up in my inbox or Facebook feed.) Between the two articles, there was just one characterisitic that was in common to … Continue reading Stop Doing This If You Want People to Like you. →

Back in the 1950s, Dr. Edward Lewison, a prominent facial surgeon in Canada, believed he had the answer to the growing problem of recidivism, the tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend. His proposed solution? Free nose jobs and face-lifts for inmates. Lewison hypothesized that more attractive patients would behave better. He set out to … Continue reading Who Knew A Nose Job Could Be So Powerful →

Well today was the big 60, and it was a great day, thanks to family, friends, colleagues, students, and former students. The day started off with some cardio, followed by a big green smoothie (nothing unusual there - every day starts like that). I then went into school, and my first three sections all sang … Continue reading Thank You for Another Happy Birthday! →

While browsing through my news feed today, I came across this story about a political ad that some people are referring to as potentially the worst campaign ad ever. The ad features Dan Helmer, a Democratic hopeful from Virginia who is running for the U.S. House. In the ad, Helmer does a parody of the bar … Continue reading My Most Courageous (or Foolish) Blog Post Yet →

I've written before about the benefits of napping, and many research studies have shown that there are benefits to taking a daytime nap. Humans are biologically programmed to sleep at night, and to take a nap in the midafternoon, though scientists aren’t sure why. So when Heidi Mitchell wrote a story about napping in today's Wall … Continue reading It’s How You Nap That Matters… →

In Dan Ariely's column this week, a reader posted the following question: Many CEOs claim to use golf to informally “get things done.” How much are they really accomplishing on the links? And here was Dan's answer: I used to believe in the popular notion that golfing is an important business tool, but a paper published last … Continue reading Maybe We Should Place Limits on How Much a President Can Golf →

New research from Florida State University, conducted by doctoral student Tania Reynolds and Assistant Professor of Psychology Andrea Meltzer, reveals that relationships work out better when the woman is paired up with a less attractive man. Mic drop... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSGBct3RgX0

Many of you may have already seen this, but earlier this week Paris Hilton tweeted the following: What's on your mind? pic.twitter.com/coinxJfDXP — Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) September 10, 2017 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js As you can see, the tweet has close to 3,500 responses, and some are classics. I'd thought I'd share some of my favorites. I'm sure … Continue reading Asking the Right Questions →

Today in my math class, we were learning about a type of population growth model known as the Doomsday Model. The Doomsday Model refers to a situation where there is a population explosion, one in which the population becomes unbounded (infinite) in a finite period of time. Here's the example he used in class: The … Continue reading Who Knew That Math Could Give Me Nightmares →

The Millennials are so yesterday. Generation Z, which includes those individuals born between 1996 and 2015, have started to enter the workforce. Gen Z makes up about 25% of the U.S. population, more than Baby Boomers or Millennials. According to Wikipedia, "a significant aspect of this generation is the widespread usage of the Internet from a young age; members … Continue reading Watch Out Corporate America, Here Comes Generation Z! →