We all tend to feel good when we go outdoors among nature. Alone, with others, or walking the dog. And more so in rural areas than urban ones. Why? A recent study by Migle Baceviciene, Rasa Jankauskiene and Viren Swami helps to explain why this might be the case. Feeling good is partly to doContinue reading “Nature Restores”
Category Archives: Homeostasis
Marcus Aurelius: On Humility and Duty
We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season without thinking of the … Marcus Aurelius: On Humility and Duty
The Cruel Truth of Elephant Rides ft. Mukuni Big 5 Safaris
Originally posted on Haz Mapz: Visit Zambia’s instagram post. Elephant rides held at Mukuni Big 5 Safaris in Livingstone, Zambia I have always been … The Cruel Truth of Elephant Rides ft. Mukuni Big 5 Safaris
Chimpanzees Treat Each Other’s Wounds with Insects, Study Finds
Source: USA Today – World NewsIt has been long known chimpanzees are an evolving and smart species, but have they learned how to use their own … Chimpanzees Treat Each Other’s Wounds with Insects, Study Finds
cat tracks.
new research shows that cats track their owner’s movements Cats are special and intelligent creatures, and a new study led by Dr. Saho Takagi at the … cat tracks.
Crossings Safe for Animals
Photo: Living Habitats and National Wildlife Federation. The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing should be completed over the Route 101 freeway on the… Crossings Safe for Animals
The Origins of Subjective Anomalous Experience
Text and Figures 2.1 -2.4 © David F Marks, 2022 Reproduced from Chapter 2 of Psychology and the Paranormal by David F Marks (2020), Sage, London. In any developed science, there is, of necessity, a wide gap between the diverse facts of observation and those few types of observed fact which form the basis ofContinue reading “The Origins of Subjective Anomalous Experience”
Mental Imagery, Creativity and Planetary Survival
This post discusses one of the foundations of human creativity – mental imagery – and its role in human and planetary survival. The post is based on a Keynote Presentation I gave to the Japanese Imagery Association, University of Sapporo, Japan, in August, 2010. Mental imagery – seeing in the “mind’s eye” – can beContinue reading “Mental Imagery, Creativity and Planetary Survival”
Fear is a basic emotion that is activated in response to perceived threat
COVID-19 Milestone Series This post republishes: “The four horsemen of fear: An integrated model of understanding fearexperiences during the COVID-19 pandemic” by Adriano Schimmenti, Joël Billieux and Vladan Starcevic Citation: Schimmenti, A., Billieux,J., Starcevic, V. (2020). The four horsemen of fear: An integrated model of understanding fear experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 17Continue reading “Fear is a basic emotion that is activated in response to perceived threat”
The Fear Motive – Missing from the Model
Capability, opportunity, and motivation to enact hygienic practices in the early stages of theCOVID-19 outbreak in the United Kingdom COVID-19 Milestone Series Extract from the originally published article in the British Journal of Health Psychology (2020), 25, 856–864. Authors: Jilly Gibson Miller et al. Open Access. This is an open access article under the termsContinue reading “The Fear Motive – Missing from the Model”
Science, Behaviour, Homeostasis 