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This question rumbled around in the back of my head for some time. The first time it really struck me was in the early winter of 2003. I was out walking my dog the morning after a sharp drop in temperature. The night before it had rained, and there were some frozen puddles on the […]

A lot of research has been coming up about how exposure to/use of devices such as laptops, tablets, and ipads right before bed can disrupt you ability to fall asleep. This has to do with backlighting and blue light. So what about ereaders like the Kindle? Here is a list of links suggesting the most […]

Psychologist Ken Pope has collected data from a variety of sources to explore exercise’s psychological effects on cognition, psychological disorders, psychological health, and quality of life. http://kspope.com/ethics/exercise-meta-analyses.php

Some tips for parents on dealing with their teens’ application process: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/26/college-applications_n_5837974.html

A national study indicates that the majority of kids in the U.S. who take medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are not getting therapy in addition to the medication. http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1906020 http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/25/us-health-adhd-therapy-idUSKCN0HK2JD20140925