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NPR’s Robert Krulwich’s Riff on Last Ape Standing’s Description of When We and Neanderthals First Met

  Human2Human, Origins Of: | March 19, 2013 | Jen

Human evolution – what a long, strange, trip it’s been.  Part of the trip was encounters between our ancestors and other species of humans. Those meetings must have been full of fear, wonder, and, according …

Posted in Human2Human, Origins Of: | Tagged evolution, neanderthal, sex

Giving: The Thought Counts Less Than You Think

  Human2Human, Live Better | December 18, 2012 | Jen
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The sounds of the holiday season: the jingling of cash register bells, the beep of the credit card machines, and the click clack of mice – (computer mice, that is.) For many of us, the …

Posted in Human2Human, Live Better | Tagged gifts, giving, holiday, Psychology, receiving

The Selfless Art of Caregiving

  Human2Human | December 13, 2012 | Jen
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What happens when the caregiver becomes the “caregiven”…

Posted in Human2Human | Tagged annabel clark, art, photography, photos

Why Be Grateful?

  Human2Human, Live Better | November 21, 2012 | Jen
thanksgiving basket

Our Thanksgiving gift to you – a classic and popular article on gratitude. Sometimes it seems like life is a series of awful, no-good, very bad days. Why should we be grateful? Robert A. Emmons has …

Posted in Human2Human, Live Better | Tagged daily good, grateful, gratitude, robert emmons, thankful, thanks, thanksgiving

Sex and the Summer: Does Heat Get Us Hot?

  Human2Human | August 8, 2012 | Jen
Heart made of clouds

Hot fun in the summertime? Or cool to the thought of sex in the heat and humidity? Skimpy shorts, bare chests, and barely-there swimsuits – it’s no wonder there’s a popular conception that summer = …

Posted in Human2Human | Tagged love, relationships, sex, summer, temperature

Plant Gardens, Harvest Lower Crime Rates?

  Human2Human | August 6, 2012 | Jen
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They’re called food deserts – areas where safe and healthy food is hard to get. And they’re often in the most populated areas of a country. When local activists took it upon themselves to replace …

Posted in Human2Human | Tagged crime, farming, food, relationships, violence

Good for the Condom Business–Are the Olympics the Ultimate One Night Stand?

  Human2Human | July 27, 2012 | Jen
Olympics rings as condoms

What do you get when you put 10,000 Olympians, many of them in their sexual prime, into one village? A fascinating look into human sexuality. The official motto of the 2012 London games is “Citius, …

Posted in Human2Human | Tagged lifestyle, olympics, relationships, sex, sports

Can We Put A Price on Mental Health?

  Brain, Human2Human | July 24, 2012 | Jen
odd collage of mental health

It’s a common phrase in lawsuits: “For pain and suffering.”  But are we doing people a favor by awarding them huge financial settlements?  Or should we instead award them good mental health care? Recently released research …

Posted in Brain, Human2Human | Tagged economics, happiness, money, Psychology, well-being

(Wedding) Chemistry 101

  Human2Human | June 13, 2012 | Jen
Couple pelted with rice after their wedding

A wedding is a union of families, of spouses, of property (in many cases.) In one of the most interesting cases of better living through chemistry we’ve seen, oxytocin (the so-called “cuddle chemical,”) serves an …

Posted in Human2Human | Tagged anthropology, chemistry, marriage, relationships, wedding

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The Daily Human for May 22, 2013 – Pac-Man Unleashed

The Daily Human for May 22, 2013 - Pac-Man Unleashed

The most famous arcade game in history was released by Namco with little attention in its native Japan. At the time, game legends Space Invaders and Asteroids were drawing all of the fuss; another one called Rally-X was the newcomer to beat, lighting up the tradeshows. It took an American audience to elevate the story of a hungry yellow pizza to the throne. Read more >>>

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