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The Grass Isn’t Always Greener
Two weeks ago, Wired magazine published an article with the headline “They Fled Trump’s America. Now They Regret It.” The word “they,” of course, referred to Democrats who had left the U.S. for western Europe, where they assumed there would be greener pastures. However, many soon found, among other things, a lower quality of life,…
A Famous Trick-or-Treat Experiment
With Halloween just two days away, I’m armed (with candy!) and ready. This preparation has caused me to think about the behavior of kids on Halloween, and I came across an interesting research study from the 1970s. Researchers set up an experiment (designed by professor of psychology Edward Diener) in Seattle with 1352 unsuspecting Halloween…
Home Free
An “old” song by this title has come to mind several times over the past year because of the diagnosis of terminal brain cancer just over a year ago in Nathan, the son of a close friend. (My friend has given me permission to use Nathan’s name.) In fact, Nathan had three brain tumors, so…
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