The Psychopath Makeover - The Chronicle of Higher Education

" In a recent study by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, in London, 120 convicted street robbers were asked why they did it. The answers were revealing. Kicks. Spur-of-the-moment impulses. Status. And financial gain. In that order. "


Living With Voices

 "Then Hans joined a group of people like him who met once a week. They talked about their voices, and they were encouraged to talk back to them. They were even encouraged to negotiate with their voices."

Everything you need to know about palliative care

"It's the best solution for people facing serious, painful diseases, and introduces the very real possibility of living comfortably with such diseases for a very long time"

It's time to ban Christmas presents

"Giving to children is a joy but does everyone else need a gift too? This Christmas try adopting a brave new approach."

What the Hell Is Black Friday For?

"Whatever's at the root of Black Friday—whether it's economic desperation, familiar ritual, costly signaling, the thrill of the hunt—I can't escape the feeling that some part of this system isbroken. And we should fix it...by, uhhh...overhauling our entire nation, I guess. "

Temperatures Will Rise

"You know those mornings when winter finally waves its chilly fist in your face and you fumble for the alarm clock, knocking it off the night stand, and decide you're going to stay under the comfortable embrace of your covers for just a ..."

For me it happens on the other side, when I'm falling asleep.

Dieting just 2 days a week can spur weight loss

It doesn't say specifically in this article, but apparently the test was performed with two *consecutive* low-carb days per week. And from  http://jonnybowdenblog.com/low-carb-2-days-a-week/ :

“Just to clarify, during these two low-carb days, researchers allowed the two groups 50 grams of carbohydrate. They could eat one piece of fruit each day as well as non-starchy vegetables. I say this because studies fluctuate wildly over what they define as a low-carb diet.”

Bad Pharma: account of the bottomless corruption of the pharma industry is a stirring call to arms

"Bad Pharma is an exhaustive look at the corruption that infests every corner of the pharmaceutical industry, from drug trials to regulatory approval and oversight, to marketing and prescribing and followup research."