The Marshmallow Test: an Experiment in Self Control

I thought this was an interesting video and idea. The experiment shown is about more than just self control. The idea is "We can’t control the world, but we can control how we think about it.” This nicely fits into what we were talking about in class on tuesday about plasticity and changing the way we think about the world. The link explains a little more about the experiment.

-Aaron Buzek

Oh, The Temptation from Steve V on Vimeo.

How to Be Happy

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200812/how-be-happy

People today always seem to be in a bad mood, and they don't know how to find true happiness, but now there's a perfect explanation on how to.

Isaac Hayes

Running For My Life

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/14/AR2009091402163.html

Daniele Seiss had suffered from severe depression since she was a child. Only when she was a teenager did she receive treatment. Neither talk therapy nor medication were effective, and some meds had terrible side effects. The only thing that works for her is long walks or running. Many studies have shown that exercise can relieve depression.

Human Lie Detector

In the show 'Lie To Me' the character Dr. Cal Lightman solves crimes by being able to tell if people are lying. This guy, Bill Brown, is the real deal.




Mikey Makuch

Immortality only 20 years away says scientist

If we keep discovering more about the human body at the rate we are going right now, and technology continues to become more advanced, some scientists are predicting computer body parts within 20 years.



RJ Lucas

The Teen Brain

http://www.abc.net.au/science/broadband/catalyst/asx/Teen_Brain_hi.asx


This video is about the development of the teen brain from adolescence to adulthood. It tries to explain why teens tend to take more risks and be more impulsive than adults. Many questions about brain growth and development can be answered using techniques like the MRI. This video is very informative of current methods of viewing brain activity.


Mike Griffith

Science of Happiness- Aayushi Sardana

The video in this article is about the chemical processes that occur when we experience happiness and joy. These psychologists have done extensive research and are performing many experiments to see if one's joy level is set at birth and how much it can be controlled.



http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4115033&page=1