July 2007
The monthly, members-only, e-zine keeps AATH members updated on the latest developments in the world of applied and therapeutic humor. Each link will open a new window for anything outside the AATH website. All web links below have been carefully checked and worked at the time of publication. If the link does not take you to the listed article, please contact the owners of that website about finding that article. Disclaimer: Published by Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor. AATH accepts no responsibility for any claims, either expressed or implied, in this publication. The information and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of AATH, its officers, directors, staff, or members. |
Note to AATH E-Zine Readers
Hi Everyone:
After 2½ years as editor of the E-Zine I am turning the job over to the able skills of Charles ‘Chip’ Lutz. Chip is an (almost) retired careermilitary officer who is now turning his considerable ability and energy to applying laughter and humor to health.
I’ve enjoyed putting together the E-Zine each month and I’ve learned a ton about laughter, humor, and happiness in the process.
Thanks, everyone, for allowing me the freedom to include happiness articles as well as the traditional laughter and humor ones.
And now, welcome to our new editor, Chip Lutz who will be starting his reign next month with the August issue.
With love and happiness,
Bob Nozik, MD
Humor Research Innovations Report
Humor proved to extend life
December 11, 2006
If the patient belonged to the half that scored relatively high on sense of humour, the risk of dying within two years was reduced by 30 per cent. www.innovations-report.de
San Francisco Chronicle
What makes us laugh—and why?
By Vicky Haddock,
June 10, 2007
But humor research remains a fast-growing area of inquiry, with
neurologists mapping areas of the brain that oxygenate to register and
respond to puns, slapstick and other forms of wit .www.sfgate.com
Science & Spirit Magazine
He Who Laughs Last Lives Longest
2002
After seven years, the participants who scored in the top quarter for
humor appreciation were 35 percent more likely to be alive than those in
the bottom quarter. The effect was more than twice as strong among a
subgroup of participants who had a cancer diagnosis at the beginning of
the study: Those who appreciated humor were 75 percent more likely to be
alive.
www.science-spirit.org
Resellernews
Banter highly prized in IT workplace
By Louis van Wyk,
June 15, 2007
Banter stimulated the laughter IT workers consider indispensable in
offsetting the intense business activities they face every day, says
Plester. “It was essentially the oil through which workplace relationships
were created and maintained.” http://reseller.co.nz
Laughter modulates prorenin receptor gene expression in patients with
type 2 diabetes.
Hayashi T, Urayama O, Hori M, Sakamoto S, Nasir UM, Iwanaga S, Hayashi K,
Suzuki F, Kawai K, Murakami K.
CONCLUSION: The beneficial effects
of laughter on preventing the exacerbation of diabetic nephropathy are
strongly suggested in terms of normalizing the expression of the prorenin
receptor gene followed by reducing the level of blood prorenin.
J Psychosom Res 2007 Jun, 62:703-6
Laughter elevates the levels of breast-milk melatonin.
Kimata H
CONCLUSION: Laughter
increased the levels of breast-milk melatonin in both mothers with AE and
healthy mothers, and feeding infants with increased levels of
melatonin-containing milk reduced allergic responses in infants. Thus,
laughter of mothers may be helpful in the treatment of infants with AE.
J Psychosom Res 2007 Jun, 62:699-702
Health & Fitness
Your Health: Hefty Doses Of Humor And Hearty Laughter Offer Measurable Health Benefits
By Rallile McAllilster, M.D., M.P.H.,
June 16, 2007
Scientists aren't entirely sure why a sense of humor seems to benefit
cardiovascular health, but some speculate that it could be because
laughter stimulates the production of nitric oxide. In the body, nitric
oxide helps dilate arteries and lower blood pressure, improving blood flow
in and around the heart.
www.arcamax.com
NewScientist.com
Laughter improves breast milk’s health effect
June 18, 2007
Breastfed babies with eczema experienced milder symptoms if their mothers
laughed hours before feeding them, according to a study by Hajime Kimata
at the Moriguchi-Keijinkai Hospital in Osaka, Japan.
www.newscientist.com
Laugh and be merry
By Prof. Hugo Corretero Dios
June 19, 2007
The study concludes that there are no universally good or bad jokes for
both women and men and points out that women have changed their humorous
preferences.
http://huehueteotl.wordpress.com
Healthhacker
A Good Sense of Humor Is Healthy
By Michael Byrd,
June 21, 2007
In a study of over 1,000 heart patients, Dr. Jiang discovered patients
with mild depression had nearly twice the risk of death by heart failure
than those with a more cheerful disposition.www.healthacker.com/
Earthtimes.org
Women’s humor preferences have changed
By Health News Editor
June 18, 2007
However, among the participants between 18 to 25 years old, the trend was
different -- men laughed more at jokes degrading to women and rejected
those degrading to men, but women laughed more at jokes degrading to men
and rejected those degrading to women.
www.earthtimes.org
AATH in the NEWS:
City on a Hill Press
Laughing to Live
By Brian Hickey,
May 31, 2007
I don’t think there is one part of your body that doesn’t benefit from
laughing,” said Gold, a former board member of the Association of Applied
and Therapeutic Humor (AATH), a group that says laughing can actually
improve one’s health. (E-zine Ed. note: this article also quotes AATH
members: Dr. Lee Berk, Dr. Ronald Berk, and AATH Past Presidents: Dr. Ed
Dunkelblau and Patty Wooten)
www.cityonahillpress.com
ICRF Women of Action Luncheon 2007
Jun 19 2007 11:30 AM
The honorees are Judith Leiber, world-renowned designer of haute couture
handbags, founder of Judith Leiber, Inc. and a Holocaust survivor; (E-zine
Ed. note: AATH member:) Saranne Rothberg, stage 4 cancer survivor and
founder/CEO of The ComedyCures Foundation;…
The University of Kansas
News and Events
KU School of Education Alum Receives Distinguished Service Award,
2007
(E-zine Ed. note: AATH Past President:) Doctor Edward (“Ed”) Dunkelblau,
a 1981 graduate of the KU School of Education Ph.D. program in Counseling
Psychology, received the 2007 Alumni Distinguished Service Award at the
16th Annual School of Education Convocation on May 19, 2007 at the Lied
Center on the KU Campus.
http://soe.ku.edu
HUMOR in the NEWS:
Smh.com.au
Humour Nature
May 23, 2007
"Laughter is just a physiological response to a trigger, whether that's
stress, anxiety or even anger.
http://blogs.smh.com.au
Online—International News Network
For asthmatics, laughter is no laughing matter
May 2007
Two-thirds of study participants with laughter-induced asthma said that
simply giggling could bring on their symptoms.www.onlinenews.com.pk
The Star News
Laughter best medicine for children in hospital
By Kate Lahive,
May 28, 2007
Cheryl Ridge, arts for health coordinator at the charity, said: “The Clown
Doctors appeal is a wonderful project which is really helping to light up
the faces of our young patients and their families.” www.sheffieldtoday.net
PostStar.com
Humor can be a tricky instrument
By Paul Benvenista,
May 28, 2007
Insult humor can be very funny. (As I launch into an analysis of humor, I
do appreciate there is nothing less funny than analyzing humor.) But
fairness dictates that the recipient of an insult have a fighting chance
to retort.
www.poststar.com
News Times
Laughter is the best medicine
By Gail Kimberling,
May 30, 2007
"Laughter has no language, knows now boundaries, does not discriminate
between caste, creed and color. Laughter is a powerful emotion and has all
the ingredients for uniting the entire world.
www.newportnewstimes.com
CancerWise
Take Your (Humor) Medicine
By Dawn Dorsey,
June 2007
"Try to laugh at least once a day," he says. "Use humor almost like
medication and make it a regular part of your routine." www.cancerwise.org
Utah News
Autism x 6: Family’s kids all have the disorder
By Angie Welling,
June 3, 2007
"We use sarcastic humor to diffuse our stress," Robin Kirton said with a
smile. Added husband John: "If we didn't laugh, we'd cry." http://deseretnews.com
Dunn County News
HI-HO, HI-HO, it’s off to laugh we go - Senior Fitness Day speaker says
laughter is best medicine
By Deb Anderson,
June 4, 2007
“Laughter is like morphine,” said VanKampen, “but it’s legal, it’s free
and has no side effect.”
www.dunnconnect.com
The Paly Voice
Paly student uses humor to overcome rare form of lymphoma
By Laura Kurtz,
June 1, 2007
"[Humor was] my big coping mechanism," Simon said. "I would laugh with my
doctors. We went as far as having saline syringe fights at midnight." http://voice.paly.net
BLR
Amputation, Impalement, and Other Workplace Safety Humor
June 4, 2007
To drive home the importance of workplace safety for young workers, WSIB
has created an animated website hosted by "Scott," a slacker with a
severed hand, and featuring an abusive boss, a worker with a metal bar
through his head, and a blood-lapping, urinating dog.
http://safety.blr.com
Nashua Telegraph
React quickly, with humor, after falling in public
June 5, 2007
“People do clumsy things all the time,” says Peter Post, a director of the
Emily Post Institute in Vermont. “By having a little fun with it, you’ve
changed what people are thinking to, ‘Oh man, that person’s really clever,
that was pretty good!’” www.nashuatelegraph.com
Bankok Post
Laughter is good for you
By Eva Neuman,
June 2007
A laughing person's brain blocks production of stress hormones such as
adrenaline and cortisone. But not only that. "When someone laughs, more
serotonin, sometimes called 'the happiness hormone,' is secreted
www.bangkokpost.com
Healthy Wealthy –n Wise
The Power of Fun
By Keith Varnum,
June 2007
Scientific studies show that fun, humor and laughter reduce stress, boost
immunity, relieve pain, decrease anxiety, prevent depression, rest the
brain, enhance communication, inspire creativity, bolster morale, sustain
resilience, and help us keep our balance and perspective in all
activities.
www.healthywealthynwise.com
Asbury Park Press
Learning that laughter can be the best medicine
By Hartriono B. Sasrowardoyo,
May 30, 2007
One may chortle, but a 2005 study by University of Maryland's School of
Medicine concluded that ". . . given the results of our study, it is
conceivable that laughing may be important to maintain a healthy
endothelium (the inner lining of blood vessels), and reduce the risk of
cardiovascular disease. At the very least, laughter offsets the impact of
mental stress, which is harmful to the endothelium." www.app.com
Kalinga Times
Laughter is good for you
June 2007
The effect of laughter on physical and mental well-being is the purview of
gelotology, the study of humour and laughter. This new field of study has
found that the longer and more often you laugh, the greater the health
benefits.
www.kalingatimes.com
People’s Daily Online
The funny thing about health
June 6, 2007
Studies done in the United States suggest that laughter enhances the
body's immune system. It seems to activate T lymphocytes, which attack
cancer cells, as well as gamma-interferone (sic), which helps eliminate
tumor cells.
http://english.people.com.cn
Claburne Times Review
Turns out laughter really the best medicine
By Randy Sheridan,
June 6, 2007
A sense of humor is like a car’s shock absorbers. Life can sometimes be
tough, but learning to laugh at yourself often disarms even your enemies
and allows them to see your humanity at its best. Learn to laugh.
http://cleburnetimesreview.com
Reuters
Baghdad school uses black humor to help children cope
By Aseel Kami,
June 7, 2007
While the teachers defend the content of the show, Haider Abdul-Muhsin, a
psychiatrist at Baghdad's Ibn Rushd Hospital, warned that it could be more
harmful than helpful.
www.reuters.com
Click2Houston.com
Texas Inmate To Deliver Joke At Execution
June 3, 2007
"I'm not asking for money. I'm not asking for pen pals or anything like
that. All I'm asking for is jokes." www.click2houston.com
The Valley Chronicle
Clergy Corner: Learning to laugh at self is healthy
By Mark Miller,
June 8, 2007
Laughing at ourselves is healthy now and then. I am an easy candidate for
self-laughter because I make a lot of mistakes.
www.thevalleychronicle.com
dailyrecord.com
Laughter at work lets off steam in stressful times
By Joseph Wardy
June 11, 2007
It is how we experience the stress that determines the master and servant
relationship. Suggestion: The seriousness of the situation is frequently
handled masterfully in a serious way after a dose of humor has been
applied.
www.dailyrecord.com
People’s Daily Online
Not so funny after all…Britain lacks good jokes
June 11, 2007
"The humor was predominantly racist, homophobic, mother-in-law and
cannibal-fixated. The one characteristic most of the jokes shared was that
they were mean.” http://english.people.com.cn
The Sunday Times Online
Old age: Still time for fun and laughter
By Jujatha Samarajiwa,
June 10, 2007
There are many senior citizens groups in and around Colombo.(See box).
There is a lot of fun and laughter when these elders meet.
www.sundaytimes.lk
The Gazette
Health agency invests in mirth
By Jean-Francois Bertrand
June 10, 2007
The health benefits of laughter are numerous, Leclerc said: better
breathing, higher heart rate, and the release of endorphins that balance
adrenaline brought on by stress.
www.canada.com
Santa Maria Times
A good cause for laughter
By Luis Ernesto Gomez,
June 12, 2007
Laughter can be good for the soul, but on Tuesday night it will be good
for a cause led by a nonprofit organization that aims to curb drinking and
drug use among youth.
www.santamariatimes.com
Wilsontimes.com
Comedian shares his good humor
By Susan Moses,
June 14, 2007
He believes people can find humor in any situation. He said there's even
room for comedy at a funeral. But there is indeed a method to his madness;
his purpose in providing humor speaks to his mission to serve others.
www.wilsontimes.com
Highland Community News
Is God connected with humor or rumor?
By G.W. Abersold PhD,
June 14, 2007
Bob agrees with Twain and Lincoln who both declared that God must have a
sense of humor, because He made so many funny looking people.www.highlandnews.net
Seattlepi.com
Test how well you know your own emotions
By Dr. Joyce Brothers
June 12, 2007
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com
New Man
Laughter Was His Breakthrough
Jan/Feb, 2007
One of the ways Colbert helped Scarlotta—in addition to advising strict
dietary changes and supplements—was to simply get his patient to start
laughing again. Skeptical of such an approach, Scarlotta admitted that he
hadn't laughed in years.
http://newmanmag.com
Media-Newswire
Activist Arab-American Comics Mine Stereotypes for Laughter
June 18, 2007
That’s what’s great about comedy. You can make people laugh at issues that
are truly serious. “There might be things about people saying things about
Arabs, or about Muslims, or Middle Easterners, and then you try to turn it
around, and try to break it down at the same time.” http://media-newswire.com
The Daily Advertiser
Cancer coalition: Cajun humor proves to be best medicine for illness
By Becca Begneaud,
June 19, 2007
There is always truth in humor, thus it helps us heal and face our illness
simultaneously. Studies have proven that specific and beneficial chemicals
are released when we laugh.
www.theadvertiser.com
DentalPlans.com
Scientific Research On Sense Of Humour Sheds Light On Psychological Profiles
June 14, 2007
Is it possible to scientifically measure someone’s sense of humour? Are
there universally good or bad jokes that make people laugh no matter their
gender, profession or cultural background? These are some of the questions
answered by the doctoral thesis Sentido del Humor:
www.dentalplans.com
ClarionLedger.com
Christian comics make faith a laughing matter
By Jean Gordon,
June 20, 2007
"Laughter cuts across all boundaries and borders," Nichols said. "Racial,
ethnic, everything. We all sound alike when we laugh." www.clarionledger.com
abc.13.com
Some condemned inmates go to death chamber with sense of humor
AP,
June 25, 2007
Knight, 39, said he hatched his plan after a death row colleague, Vincent
Gutierrez, was executed earlier this year and laughed from the gurney
before his lethal injection: "Where's a stunt double when you need one?" http://abclocal.go.com
latimes.com
But seriously folks, laughter isn’t always funny
By Elena Conis,
June 25, 2007
Diseases aren't the only cause of out-of-context laughter: Toxic
substances can bring it on too. Manganese poisoning once caused clumsiness
and chuckling in workers who mined the mineral for a living. A deadly herb
native to the island of Sardinia causes the same strange laughter before
resulting in the death of its still-smiling victims.
www.latimes.com
The World of HUMOR
HUMOR IN THE NEWS: RELATED ARTICLE
Colorado Daily News
The secret to happiness
By Paula Pant
May 30, 2007
CU-Boulder psychology professor and happiness expert Leaf Van Boven
recently concluded a study in which he found that spending limited money
on life experiences instead of material possessions generally makes people
happier.
www.coloradodaily.com
The Financial Express
Economists will meet to decide global benchmarks for happiness
May 30, 2007
As countries try to outdo each other in terms of development numbers, a
congregation of world’s renowned economists, including India-born Nobel
laureate Amartya Sen and representatives of World Bank and United Nations,
are devising a benchmark to measure human happiness.
www.financialexpress.com
PostStar.com
Can you accurately measure happiness?
By Madeline Farbman,
May 30, 2007
Researchers from Princeton, the University of California San Diego, the
University of Michigan and Stony Brook University argued that people do
not accurately evaluate their overall happiness when asked simple
questions in surveys. www.poststar.com
PR Leap
Happiness University opens its doors to visitors: Come on in and learn to
be happy
May 30, 2007
Happiness University is an extensive new website covering every imaginable
area of happiness. The site includes tools, tips, research and free e-zine
subscriptions pertaining to happiness. In addition, visitors can purchase
an extensive happiness program that will help them attain sustaining
happiness in their lives.
www.prleap.com
The Times of India
GDP passé, happiness index in
May 30, 2007
Economists, including Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, will launch on Wednesday
the world’s first concrete bid to measure individual happiness and
well-being across countries and continents. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
The Times Gazette
Economists find happiness index
By Rory Ryan,
June 1, 2007
"Joy and happiness are the potion for eternal youth. The philosophy of
this club is that it is possible to become 120 years old without the need
to make a great effort or sacrifices." www.timesgazette.com
The Times of India
Misery is the secret to happiness
June 3, 2007
Nadine Field, a consultant psychologist, said it was a "fantasy" that any
relationship could be perfect and that striving for such an impossible
state could lead to bitter disappointment.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
TheStar.com
Happiness is what we call living
By Christine Sismondo,
June 3, 2007
Everyone's list will be different, but most want some combination of the
following: family, friendships, study, money in the bank, adventure,
travel, community service, celebrations, plus a great many good days and
even some euphoria too.
www.thestar.com
Capital Online
Achieving Happiness: Learning to exert self-control over our destructive impulses
By Tom Muha,
June 4, 2007
Values guide us toward our most desired outcomes. You will be more likely
to exercise if you desire to be healthier, thinner or calmer. You'll find
it easier to censor an angry comment if you value being kind, fair or
loving.
www.hometownannapolis.com
Daily Mail
Children as young as 4 to be given ‘happiness tests’ at school
By Laura Clark,
June 4, 2007
The well-being assessments are being developed by the National Institute
for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice), better known as the NHS drug
rationing watchdog. It also has a role in promoting public health.
www.dailymail.co.uk
brisbanetimes.com.au
The pursuit of happiness
By Tony Juniper,
June 4, 2007
For example, while Britain has the world's fifth-largest economy (as
measured in traditional GDP terms), and the US the largest, these
countries were respectively ranked at 108 and 150 in terms of their
environmentally sustainable delivery of long and happy lives. Australia
came in at 139.
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
Guardian Unlimited
Concern for teenagers’ wellbeing as fewer say they have a best friend
By Lucy Ward,
June 5, 2007
The change is being seen as significant by the Good Childhood inquiry team
because friendship is so closely linked in a wide range of research to
children's happiness.
www.guardian.co.uk
DogFlu.Ca
Get Married to Cure Depression
June 4, 2007
They were able to learn that people who were depressed to a certain degree
had relief of their depression upon getting married. www.dogflu.ca
Guardian Unlimited
The pursuit of happiness
June 5, 2007
So what does this say about how should we proceed with the science of
wellbeing? In short, turn to the philosophical tradition. It will help
science to ask better questions and understand its limits, to say nothing
of providing rich resources for the, indirect, pursuit of happiness and
friendship.
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk
Kuensel Newspaper
Financial security for happiness
By Samten Wangchuk,
June 6, 2007
About 231 people of the total 350 respondents cited financial security as
their main requisite for happiness, between 100 and 150 people said good
family life and good health, 50 to 100 felt education and personal
development and employment and job satisfaction were necessary for
happiness.
www.kuenselonline.com
ScientificAmerican.com
Economists say balancing the pain of loss with the right amount of money
could lead to more rational court awards
By JR Minkel,
June 5, 2007
They calculated that it would take $220,000 annually to raise someone's
happiness to pre-death levels after a spouse dies, $118,000 for a child,
$28,000 for a parent, $16,000 for a friend and only $2,000 for a sibling.
www.sciam.com
The Financial Express
Don’t worry, be happy
June 9, 2007
Fast economic growth, here, is a necessary if insufficient condition for
happiness. Needless to say, we’re still cheerfully betting on GDP.
www.financialexpress.com
Business Day
Search for the science of happiness
By Martin Wolf,
June 8, 2007
But governments cannot make us happy. Happiness is something we have to
pursue — and perhaps never find — for ourselves.
www.businessday.co.za
The Muslim Weekly
The pursuit of happiness
By Rehana Pervin,
June 8-14, 2007
They are at peace with themselves and the world around them. When you
speak to them you realise there is no magic mantra they chant every
morning or anything half as mystical, they just view their lives in a
particular way. They choose to be optimistic.
www.themuslimweekly.com
The Register-Guard
Your happiness is all up to you
By Alex Morrison,
June 11, 2007
Happiness is that simple something that defines you down to your deepest
core values, and expresses your inner thoughts of how you want to live.
But you have to find it for yourself.
www.registerguard.com
eNewsChannel
Career Fitness Test Boosts Mental Health and Physical Well Being
By Aria Munroe,
June 11, 2007
The test provides a career fitness score and level based on a 100-point
scale. It also provides a report that is designed to help determine levels
of career satisfaction or depression.
http://enewschannels.com
Eurekastreet.com.au
Happiness and the Inner Self
By Clive Hamilton,
June 14, 2007
As we learn about our true selves, it slowly dawns on us that our
superficial self’s pursuit of happiness — satisfying our craving for
money, beauty, success and so on — is no more than a trick played on us,
a deception in which we collaborate.
www.eurekastreet.com.au
beliefnet
Dan Baker’s Six Happiness Tools
By Therese J. Borchard,
June 13, 2007
In my opinion, these six happiness tools are a kind of a combination
between "the power of positive thinking" (I’m not even going to say the
Law of Attraction, for fear of the overgeneralization and black-and-white
thinking that can provoke) and cognitive behavioral therapy.
http://blog.beliefnet.com
Daily Times
People less happy today than 30 years ago
June 17, 2007
“The main cause is a decline in the so-called social capital — increased
loneliness, increased perception of others as untrustworthy and unfair,” said Stefano Bartolini, one of the authors of the study.
www.dailytimes.com.pk
The Daily Telegraph
Happiness can’t be bought
Jacinta Tynan,
June 17, 2007
But until you reach Nirvana, there is a more pedestrian route to
happiness, the experts say. Practise gratitude, random acts of kindness
and loving others.
www.news.com.au
nzherald.com.nz
Key to happy life
By Jane Phare,
June 17, 2007
Cutler says that by learning to take control of beliefs that cause
destructive emotions such as anger or jealousy, and replacing them with
different perceptions, we can improve our levels of happiness and
contentment. The Dalai Lama calls it training the mind. Cutler says it's
about perceiving reality more clearly - and the technique doesn't need
hours of expensive therapy to learn.
www.nzherald.co.nz
mcall.com
Here’s how to budget for happiness
By Gregory Karp,
June 17, 2007
You should definitely spend money on a vacation this summer, unless you're
financially strapped. Why? Because it's more likely to make you happy than
any material purchase. You'll get better value for your money.
www.mcall.com
Capital Online
Achieving happiness: Want to live longer? Cut stress
By Dr. Tom Muha,
June 17, 2007
Learning to manage stress can make you healthier and add up to 10 years to
your life. Here are 14 strategies for decreasing stress while increasing
happiness.
www.hometownannapolis.com
New York Magazine
Some Dark Thoughts on Happiness
June 2007
There’s surprisingly little in the happiness literature about raising
children, which in and of itself is odd. Odder still is that most of it
suggests children don’t make parents any happier.
http://nymag.com
Clarionledger.com
Defining happiness—it’s no easy task
By Orley Hood,
June 20, 2007
Seems to me, that happiness can be the absence of sadness as well as the
presence of joy. That even if you're stuck in traffic, you always can pop
in your favorite Allman Brothers CD, and everything will seem better.
www.clarionledger.com
FT.com
It is worthwhile teaching children well-being
By Anthony Seldon,
June 25, 2007
The rightwing UK press and the Campaign for Real Education have reacted
apoplectically, arguing that this is replacing traditional education with
psycho-babble and liberal mush.
www.ft.com
The Times of India
Guide to a happy and healthy life
June 24, 2007
Write down five things you are grateful for and see your happiness
quotient go up, says Sonja Lyubomirsky, an experimental psychologist.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
