Screentime and Children: Pros and Cons

Technology is everywhere one turns. It permeates every aspects of our lives -- work, play, education, and so on. There are ongoing controversies about the effects of interacting with technology -- "screentime" -- on children's development. Here are two articles showing differing viewpoints on the issue.

Screentime Is Making Kids Moody, Crazy and Lazy

Screentime Is NOT Making Kids Moody, Crazy and Lazy

The Science of Intuition

Intuition -- that gut feeling, those instincts, that sense of just "knowing" that seems it doesn't involve any rational processes. We've all felt it, we've all used it to guide our decisions from time to time, but what is it exactly?

Intuition is far more than just a feeling. According to recent research, we unconsciously take in information and process it on such a rapid-fire basis, we're not aware of the cognitive processes taking place.

 Intuition - It's More Than a Feeling

Brain Knowledge: 8 Myths

There are plenty of commonly-held misconceptions about how the brain works. This brief Mental Floss article hits upon eight of them heard most frequently. Want the facts? Turn to the science.

8 Brain Facts We All Get Wrong

The Do Good Bus

What a fantastic idea to encourage people to volunteer for community projects! I could really see something like this working very well for service learning activities for high school and/or college students.

 http://dogoodbus.com/

An Integrative Theory of Depression

Here is a very promising model of depression incorporating the biopsychosocial emphasis of contemporary psychology.

Beck Proposes An Integrative Theory of Depression

Why Handwriting Should Not Become a Lost Art

While many K-12 schools in the United States are de-emphasizing the importance of handwriting throughout their curricula, science continues to uncover reasons why that's not a good idea at all. Check out this post and the linked comments from my College Success Insider blog.



Research evidence continues to pile up . . .