Survey in 142 places around world reveals in which countries people take greatest pleasure in eating – and least The study asked about 1,000 people in 142 countries and locations, from Australia to Algeria, whether they had enjoyed the food they had eaten in the...

Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. Most people go through life thinking that happiness is something that happens to them as a result of success or something good happening, for example, getting a pay rise or...

Speaking a tonal language could boost your melodic ability, but at the cost of rhythm. Your native language could impact your musical ability. A global study that compared the melodic and rhythmic abilities of almost half a million people speaking 54 different...

There is no doubt that sound can stress us out. It’s impossible to ignore the wail of an ambulance or a needy baby, or the racket of a leaf blower on a fall morning. Even more subdued noises, like chewing or off-key humming, can be enough to put us on edge. But the...

Society often defines Empowerment as: “authority or power given to someone to do something”. This suggests that a person becomes empowered by something outside of themselves, that it is something given to them by another person. We often hear about being empowered by...

Natural environments are known to promote physical, mental, and spiritual healing. People can attain health benefits by spending time outside, often in remote places to “get away from it all.” Now research conducted by a University of Minnesota graduate student shows...

The U.S. space agency has partnered with ICON, a pioneering construction company to build dwellings using 3-D printers and concrete made from space materials. NASA is about to make yet another giant leap for mankind. According to The New York Times, NASA believes that...

More so than a community center, town hall, or public park ever could, libraries connect their communities in a way that benefits everyone. They pool local resources — from educational offerings to job training to homeless outreach to ESL learning — and put them all...

Modern society has developed some negative associations with the idea of being alone. When kids misbehave, parents send them to their rooms to sit in silence as a punishment for their bad behavior. Staying at home alone on a Friday or Saturday night is frowned upon....

Use the full power of your imagination to create a truly immersive experience. Visualization has many potential benefits and has become widely known and widely taught. It has become so common that it is even lampooned in the media, often depicted as a blissed-out...