Month: March 2014

People in positions of power experience strong, potentially unreciprocated feelings of closeness to their employees.  Article written by Stephanie Pappas.

http://www.livescience.com/43511-power-illusion-closeness.html

Relying on unrealistic positive thinking can produce counterintuitive, negative effects.  Article written by Adam Alter.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/2014/02/the-powerlessness-of-positive-thinking.html

Lack of emotion, fragmentary memories, and even the failure to physically resist an assailant are now being recognized as normal human responses to trauma.  Article written by Rebecca Ruiz.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2013/06/why_cops_don_t_believe_rape_victims_and_how_brain_science_can_solve_the.html

Including several documentary videos (alternately depressing and horrifying).  Article written by Meredith Danko.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/52787/10-famous-psychological-experiments-could-never-happen-today

Harvard psychology professor Ellen Langer describes the practical benefits of mindfulness in work and daily life.

http://hbr.org/video/3117535032001/enliven-your-work-with-mindfulness