The Force is strong with Barack Obama. The US President has bounced back from a galactic mix-up after he fused two Star Wars and Star Trek references into one at a press conference
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Tag Archives: mind
McIlroy’s Masters: Why Golf is the Cruelest Mind Game
All sports are competitive, but they are competitive in very different ways.
The Nocebo Effect: The Flip Side of Medicine’s Placebos
If any pill has been shown undeniably to work in clinical trials, it is the sugar pill, along with its close cousin, the sham treatment.
Petition seeks apology for Enigma code-breaker Turing
An online petition demanding a formal apology from the British government for its treatment of World War II code-breaker Alan Turing is gaining momentum. Turing was subjected to chemical castration in 1952 after being found guilty of the charge of gross indecency for having a homosexual relationship, an illegal act at the time
Garrido victim: ‘He had me for 8 hours. He had her for 18 years’
Katie Callaway Hall trembled for four hours when she heard Phillip Garrido was arrested.
Kidnap suspect: Mind control helped stop my sexual urges
Phillip Garrido had a story to tell — about how God helped him overcome the evil inside him.
Accused child kidnapper’s blog boasts of sound control
The man accused of abducting an 11-year-old girl in 1991 apparently maintained a blog in which he claimed to control sound with his mind. The blog now has profanity-laced responses from people outraged over Phillip Garrido’s alleged actions. Police say Garrido confessed to abducting Jaycee Lee Dugard at age 11 and fathering two children with her.
Herbs, vitamins that can hurt you
Carole Grant doesn’t really trust medical doctors. She never has
The 12 most annoying types of Facebookers
Facebook, for better or worse, is like being at a big party with all your friends, family, acquaintances and co-workers.
How to Work Out While Muslim and Female
The first time I went jogging in Tehran, I nearly hyperventilated after four blocks, despite wearing the gauziest of head scarves and a decidedly immodest Nike capris. The fabric covering my ears and neck stoked my body temperature unbearably, and the pleasurable strain of running gave way to acute discomfort