If you name your emotions, you can tame them, according to new research that suggests why meditation works.
Brain scans show that putting negative emotions into words calms the brain’s emotion center. That could explain meditation’s purported emotional benefits, because people who meditate often label their negative emotions in an effort to ‘let them go.’
Psychologists have long believed that people who talk about their feelings have more control over them, but they don’t know why it works.
MonthJuly 2007
Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them)
Humans are naturally polygamous
Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy
Most suicide bombers are Muslim
Having sons reduces the likelihood of divorce
Beautiful people have more daughters
What Bill Gates and Paul McCartney have in common with criminals
The midlife crisis is a myth-sort of
It’s natural for politicians to risk everything for an affair (but only if they’re male)
Men sexually harass women because they are not sexist
We’re looking for some contributions to the esoZone Incandescent Mass. First, we still need someone to play the role of the Black Queen in the mass. Second, we’re looking for suggestions of media clips and images to accompany the mass. If you can’t come to esoZone but want to participate, this is your chance. Details and text of the mass are available here.
Installation artists Dan Havel and Dean Ruck get creative with a house slated for demolition by building this trippy “warp zone” illusion. From DesignVerb.com, with more pics.
This Friday, it became known that the Swedish Police Board will shut down The Pirate Bay, the popular file sharing site, by classifying it as a child pornography site in the blocklist that Swedish Internet Providers respect. Some time next week, an update to the blacklist will include The Pirate Bay.
This means that anyone from Sweden visiting the well-known file sharing site The Pirate Bay will be greeted by a block page from the Police Board saying they’re not allowed to visit child pornography sites.
(via Wes)
I wanted khat-and I wanted it now.
So naturally I called a cab. One cab company was recently fined $35,860 because their drivers were working more than 14 hours a day (among other things). It was just a hunch, but with stamina like that, I figured immigrant drivers must prefer some strong, exotic, and drug-test-proof stimulant to be putting in those long hours. And that’s khat.
Get your esoZone merchandise here. T-shirts, track suits, mugs… all the usual stuff.
We’re also pleased to announce a few more performers:
Stalking Jane
ryze+fall
Azphodel
Nemo
Zephyr
Chris23
Stay tuned, there’s even more to come…
Bonus for Portlanders: Stop by Floating World Comics and get a coupon good for 25% of your ticket price.
I really wasn’t going to post anything else about the iPhone, at the very least until I use one myself. But Abe’s notes are very good, if you’re at all interested in seeing an critical look at the interface design of this product.
Interesting notes about the non-tactile buttons. One complaint I’ve heard is that you have to look at the keyboard while typing because there are no tactile clues about where the keys are or where your fingers are in relation to them. I could type really quick w/o looking on my old Sidekick. But the touchscreen keyboard would still be an improvement over typing on a numerical keypad.
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