Is Laughter the Best Medicine?

Today's post continues our recent tradition of excellent guest blogging: James Telesford (the author of this particular guest post) is ...

I’ll be watching you: Religion and kindness

Today we have another great guest post from guest blogger Olga Antonenko Young! Source Does religion make us better people?  Social science...

Friday Fun: Holiday Edition

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Happy Holidays Everyone! As many of us head home for the Christmas weekend, we can look forward to rel...

Modern Day Freudian Slips

Source George H. W. Bush once made the following classic Freudian slip in a public speech: "For seven and a half years I've worked ...

Advance Your Career This Holiday Season

We all wait for the holidays! Whether it’s Eid Al-Adha, Christmas, New Year’s, these are seasons for relaxation with friends and family, a t...

The Power to be Me

The Power to be Me We certainly have a wealth of anecdotes about what having power does to people: Power has led political figures like Herm...

Friday Fun: Are you a good "mind-reader"? Take the test!

Can you read my mind? Do you think this guy is: (a) playful (b) comforting (c) irritated (d) bored Being able to "mind-read" is a ...

I'm sorry: Sometimes not enough, sometimes too much

Source "I'm sorry" is infamous for its inadequacy. It often seems flippant, insincere, or incomplete, as in "I'm sorr...

Stuck in a rut: Is boredom the silent relationship killer?

Stuck in a rut? What does it mean for your relationship when you find yourself stuck in a rut? A group of researchers decided to answer this...

Friday Fun: At the Movies With A Psychologist (Twilight Edition)

source This past weekend I was among the fortunate viewers of Twilight: Breaking Dawn (part I). Now, you might be asking yourself, "Mic...

Mind over meat: How we justify eating animals

Source Most people like animals and have no desire to hurt them. An  estimated  63% of American households own at least one pet, and many lo...

Campus Career Centers Struggling

Why it's tough to be a campus carer center today Tweet       It doesn’t take much looking around online to see colleges and their career...

Psi Your Mind?

source Earlier this year, Daryl Bem, a Professor at Cornel University, published a paper on Psi phenomena (also known as psychic phenomena)....

Akhtaboot as one of the Fastest Growing 500 Companies

Akhtaboot – the career network is proud to announce that it has been included in the “Arabia Fast Growth 500” List , a project of AllWorld...

Time, Space, and Synesthesia

Source When we talk about time, we often use metaphors related to space. For example, "I'm looking forward to this weekend." ...