The practice of beheading is alive and well in modern times
When most people think of beheadings they probably think of events far away in time and place, such as Marie Antoinette’s 1793 guillotine execution during the French revolution. But beheadings are hardly a thing of the past; in fact in some places they are becoming increasingly commonplace. Though most Americans are unaware of it, many…
The emotional illusion that makes the future (and the past) look so rosy
“Ah, the good ol’ days.” “They just don’t make [X] like they used to.” “Back in my day…” The wealth of English phrases about how great things used to be might be a tip-off that our quirky ape brains are biased toward looking toward at the past in a happy light. And indeed, many psychologists…
Oxford Doctors Can Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder With… Tetris?
In recent years, the military’s top brass have funded some truly bizarre approaches – from neck injections to Reiki – in an effort to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress afflicting today’s soldiers. Turns out, they could’ve just equipped troops with Game Boys. At least according to one research team out of Oxford University, who claim…