“Patera was born of my fascination with the Fibonacci sequence. You can find the spiral pattern wherever you look in nature – in the seed formation in sunflowers and pine cones, for example – and it has previously inspired Leonardo da Vinci, Johan Sebastian Bach and many other great artists ... Read More »
People who believe exercise is good for them may derive more mental and physical benefits from working out than those with lower expectations. Researchers in Germany found people convinced of the health benefits of cycling enjoyed the exercise more and were more relaxed than cynics. For the study, psychologists at ... Read More »
IT IS sometimes said that you can’t put a price on good health. But in an era of public sector spending cuts, it’s a sad fact that everything can be – and usually is – seen as having an economic cost, including people’s basic wellbeing. A national tabloid recently reported ... Read More »
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge “feel very strongly” about getting expert mental health support for their children if they needed it. Kate, patron of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families – a children’s mental health charity – said getting early support for a child who is ... Read More »
On Wednesday, James Hodge, in U.S. News and World Report, wrote that Congress needs to pass funding to combat the Zika virus. He did not note that the House of Representatives did pass legislation. The Senate voted twice to fund the fight against Zika and every Democrat, but one, voted ... Read More »
Black and Hispanic students are less likely to get proper mental health treatment than their white counterparts despite having similar rates of mental health problems, a new study shows. Led by Dr. Lyndonna Marrast, of the Harvard Medical School, researchers examined data involving youngsters under 18 years old and young ... Read More »
TBS says it has added to its 2017 programming lineup Drop the Mic, a 16-episode, talent competition series from executive producers James Corden, Ben Winston and Jensen Karp. Featuring a mixture of comedy and music, Drop the Mic is already a viral and digital success as an ongoing popular segment ... Read More »
CBS announced Friday it has renewed its popular police procedural Criminal Minds for a full season to air in 2016-17. This will be the series’ 12th season. The small-screen drama stars Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson, Matthew Gray Gubler, A.J. Cook and Kirsten Vangsness. It follows fictional investigators for the FBI’s ... Read More »
Cote de Pablo is opening up about her departure from long-running CBS series NCIS. The 36-year-old actress discussed her exit during an appearance at Babson College this week and confirmed she won’t reprise the role of Ziva David for Michael Weatherly’s final episode in Season 13. “Unfortunately, because of political ... Read More »
– Video game development and publishing company Ubisoft has developed a virtual reality device meant to allow users to experience smells in an upcoming South Park video game. According to the product’s website. the Nosulus Rift is a virtual reality mask designed to pump fart smells into the users nose ... Read More »
Today is Sunday, Aug. 14, the 227th day of 2016 with 139 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Venus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune. Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include pioneer German psychologist Richard ... Read More »
Thousands of Venezuelans were welcomed to Colombia by a military band early on Saturday morning as the two countries’ borders were officially reopened after being closed by Venezuela a year ago. Some people had traveled across Venezuela to queue overnight hoping to cross to buy food and other basics that ... Read More »
