Happiness & Success
Achieving Happiness Through Acceptance of Life
The quest for happiness often leads to frustration, as many fail to realize that the...
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- Written by: Josh Brown, Georgia Institute of Technology
A new fabric harvests energy from both sunshine and motion at the same time.
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- Written by: Stephen Benedict Dyson, University of Connecticut
Fifty years ago – on Sept. 8, 1966 – TV viewers were transfixed by the appearance on screen of a green-hued, pointy-eared alien called Spock. But beneath the makeup, actor Leonard Nimoy fretted that this would be the end of his promising career.
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- Written by: Erinn Barcomb, University of Kansas
If you worry that people today are using social media as a crutch for a real social life, a new study may set you at ease.
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- Written by: John Harries, Goldsmiths, University of London
As electronic music shape-shifts its way through the early years of the 21st century, the influence of dub – reggae’s stripped-down mutant version – on contemporary production is becoming more apparent. In “Remixology”,
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- Written by: Dylan Valley, University of the Witwatersrand
For a black film and media student at the University of Cape Town, Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” (1989) was a revelation. I watched it on a DVD one afternoon with my friend Frank in one of the damp tutorial rooms in the Arts Block on Upper Campus, only a few steps away from where Cecil John Rhodes’ statue stood.
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- Written by: Neal Gabler, BillMoyers.com
You might think the political movie of the moment would be one of the half-dozen or so superhero pictures where the world is engulfed by chaos and a strongman comes to its rescue.
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- Written by: James Sey, University of Johannesburg
OK. Confession time. I’ve seen Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner” at least 50 times. I know the entire screenplay of the director’s cut off by heart. I have owned three different VHS versions, three different DVD versions (including a very collectable 12" laser disc) and have downloaded the ever-expanding online FAQ. Sad, isn’t it?
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- Written by: Gregory Currie, University of York
If you are committed to the pleasures of reading you may be pleased to discover that there is evidence to suggest that reading fiction is good for you.
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- Written by: Tom Phillips, University of East Anglia
The launch of augmented reality game Pokémon Go has been a resounding success for Nintendo and app developer Niantic. Reports suggest it to be the most popular mobile game in US history, with the number of daily active users at times surpassing Twitter, Facebook, and Tinder.
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- Written by: Gabriele Neher, University of Nottingham
I had better confess straight away: I love reading historical fiction. So much so that I actually recommend to my Renaissance students that they read it too. Putting fictional flesh on historical bones can teach us a lot – about storytelling and, yes, also about history.
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- Written by: Susan Stiffelman, MFT
Children need to play. They need the tactile touch of gooey finger paint rather than the sanitary experience of brushing their fingers across a touch pad to make color magically appear on a screen. They need to dig in the dirt, and get dirty. They need to splash in water and get wet.
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- Written by: Simone Natale, Loughborough University
The imminent release of Ghostbusters, a reboot of the 1984 cult movie of the same name, has been accompanied by fears that the new film might not be as good as the first.
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- Written by: Zoe Strimpel, University of Sussex
There’s no better way to escape the stresses and strains of work and – for many at the current juncture – the acute anxiety of geopolitics, than to put your reading into “romance” gear.
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- Written by: Noelle Sterne, Ph.D.
Creativity can often feel like an uphill battle, especially when efforts to force inspiration lead to frustration. Noelle Sterne's insights highlight the importance of patience and openness, suggesting that stepping back may yield better results. This approach applies not only to writing but to all creative endeavors and life projects.
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- Written by: Mitchell Colver, Utah State University
Have you ever been listening to a great piece of music and felt a chill run up your spine? Or goosebumps tickle your arms and shoulders?
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- Written by: Adrian Danks, RMIT University
Music and movies are umbilically entwined in the films of Martin Scorsese. It’s almost impossible to think of his cinema without the propulsive accompaniment of a track by The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, a Neapolitan street singer or any number of other smaller and even obscure doo-wop, Latino, Brill Building and r “n” b wonders of the 1950s, 60s and early 70s.
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- Written by: Rob Drummond, Manchester Metropolitan University
Geezers and girls literally ain’t allowed to use slang words like “emosh” (emotional) anymore. The head teacher and staff of an academy in Essex, England appear to have taken great pleasure in banning the type of slang used in reality television series TOWIE, including many of the words in the above sentence, in a bid to improve the job prospects of their students.
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- Written by: Sophie H. Janicke, Greater Good
Research shows meaningful films, in particular those that depict values of love, kindness, and connectedness, go a long way toward changing your worldview.
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- Written by: Peter Keller, Western Sydney University
Music and dance are far from idle pastimes. They are universal forms of expression and deeply rewarding activities that fulfil diverse social functions. Both feature in all the world’s cultures and throughout history.
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- Written by: Amanda Lotz, University of Michigan
Netflix has been in the headlines a lot recently, and not in a good way. There’s news about competitor Amazon launching a monthly video service, subscription fees going up, its library of content shrinking and lower global subscriber gains than the company had anticipated.
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- Written by: Matthew Swayne, Penn State
In 2013, 27 percent of adults aged 65 and older belonged to a social network, such as Facebook or LinkedIn. Now, the number is 35 percent and is continuing to show an upward trend.
