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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
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Change Can Bring New Life and Energy
Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com
Change is something we can't avoid. It is constant and it is everywhere. Our body changes all the time. Cells die and are born every second. Actually...
Change Can Bring New Life and Energy (Video)
5 Practices to Activate, Nourish and Fortify Your Innate Connection System
Natureza Gabriel Kram, author of the book Restorative Practices of Wellbeing
For 99.9% of human history, the way we lived was all about connection. What our hunter-gatherer ancestors prioritized above all things was our connection to ourselves, one another, and the Living World.
5 Practices to Activate, Nourish and Fortify Your Innate Connection System (Video)
Who Is Really Running The Show?
Pierre Pradervand, author of the book 365 Blessings to Heal Myself and the World
Personally, I find it difficult to believe that the infinitely loving intelligence running this incredible show called « the universe » would suddenly make mistakes, though I know that my mind has often made such mistakes – and many others.
Who Is Really Running The Show? (Video)
Why Are People So Emotional and Unreasonable?
William E. Halal, author of the book Beyond Knowledge
The Knowledge Age of the past two decades was supposed to bring greater understanding and even enlightenment. So why are people so emotional, misinformed, and unreasonable?
Why Everyone Is Not Either Male Or Female
Carl Streed Jr, Boston University and Frances Grimstad, Harvard University
When you were born, a doctor or clinician assigned you the “male” or “female” label based on a look at your genitalia. In the U.S., this has been standard practice for more than a century.
Why I Was Wrong About The 21st Century So Far
Robert Reich, author of The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It 
I used to believe several things about the twenty-first century that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and Donald Trump’s election in 2016 have shown me are false.
5 Spiritual Tourism Destinations And How To Experience Them
Jaeyeon Choe, Swansea University and Alan A. Lew, Northern Arizona University
The pandemic has led some people to take a greater interest in religion and spirituality. One of the many definitions of the “spirit” is that it is our inner, nonphysical world, including both our conscious and subconscious minds.
Dark Empaths: How Dangerous Are Psychopaths And Narcissists?
Nadja Heym and Alexander Sumich, Nottingham Trent University
People with “dark personality traits”, such as psychopathy or narcissism, are more likely to be callous, disagreeable and antagonistic in their nature.
What To Expect As Pollen Season Gets Longer And More Intense With Climate Change
Yingxiao Zhang and Allison L. Steiner, University of Michigan
Brace yourselves, allergy sufferers – new research shows pollen season is going to get a lot longer and more intense with climate change.
Why Wood-burning Stoves Are Raising Health Concerns
Diana Kruzman (freelance writer)
Many people don’t see a risk. “It doesn't really seem like too much of a concern for me, certainly compared to other forms of pollution...
Why Gender Bias Makes Humor At Work Tricky
Pate McCuien, University of Missouri
If someone is questioning someone's sense of humor, they should ask themselves, 'Would I be making this same judgment if the person using the humor looked more like me?
Daily Inspiration: March 20, 2022
Marie T, Russell, InnerSelf.com
While society may try to "tame you" or tamp your spirit down by making you meek, submissive, and a copycat of whatever the "in" thing is, we have our own vibrant truth living inside our being, inside our heart.
Do Mild Cases Of Covid-19 Leave A Mark On The Brain?
Jessica Bernard, Texas A&M University
Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging.
Daily Inspiration: March 19, 2022
Marie T, Russell, InnerSelf.com
There are many things to be sad about in life, and many things that are troublesome. Yet in the midst of all this, we must also remember to laugh, love, and live fully.
History Shows Russians Won't End Up Abandoning Putin
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager, Colorado State Univ. & Evgeniya Pyatovskaya, Univ. of S. Florida
While Russia is leading a merciless war in Ukraine that has resulted in millions of Ukrainian refugees’ fleeing to neighboring countries, Western brands are on the exodus from Russia.
Don't Expect The Fed To Stop Prices From Going Up Anytime Soon
Jeffery S. Bredthauer, University of Nebraska Omaha
The Federal Reserve has begun its most challenging inflation-fighting campaign in four decades. And a lot is at stake for consumers, companies and the U.S. economy.
How We Can Raise Livestock Sustainably
Vivian Arguelles Gonzalez, McGill University
Livestock has been blamed for contributing to deforestation, biodiversity loss, competition for edible grains and poor animal welfare conditions.
How Smart Devices Spy On You
Roberto Yus, University of Maryland and Primal Pappachan, Penn State
Have you ever felt a creeping sensation that someone’s watching you? Then you turn around and you don’t see anything out of the ordinary. Depending on where you were, though, you might not have been completely imagining it.
Wine With Food May Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Lance Sumler, Tulane University
Drinking a little wine with dinner may help lower risks of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
Is It Time To Change The Definition Of Drought To Normal?
Harrison Tasoff, University of California, Santa Barbara
In coming decades, many regions of the world will enter permanent dry or wet conditions under modern definitions of drought, according to new research.
Does When You Eat Matter?
Elena Koning, and Elisa Brietzke, Queen's University, Ontario
Eating is an essential part of human life and it turns out that not only what we eat but when we eat can impact our brains.
Daily Inspiration: March 18, 2022
Marie T, Russell, InnerSelf.com
Love is the most important energy in life -- both outgoing (loving) and incoming (being loved). Love is more than just between a couple, or a mother and child. It includes all...
How Economic Sanctions Can Lead To Dire Unintended Consequences
Gregory T. Chin, York University
The U.S. and its western allies have increasingly turned to sanctions, investment bans, embargoes and other forms of economic warfare over the last two decades.
Why Vladimir Putin Is Botching His Ukrainian Invasion
Anton Oleinik, Memorial University of Newfoundland
The war started by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine is not unfolding as he expected it would. His attempts to play the Cold War game of making threats to achieve his goals were not perceived as credible by NATO.
Why Hostilities Mean Even Worse Trouble Lies Ahead For Global Supply Chains
Tinglong Dai, Johns Hopkins University
As an expert in global supply chains, I think the war portends the end of something else: global supply chains that Western companies built after the Berlin Wall fell over three decades ago.
Should You Take Off Your Shoes At The Door?
Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University and Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI
You probably clean your shoes if you step in something muddy or disgusting (please pick up after your dog!). But when you get home, do you always de-shoe at the door?
How Cuba Is Helping Vaccinate The World Despite The US Embargo
Jennifer Ruth Hosek, Queen's University, Ontario
By developing and administering its own vaccines, Cuba has ensured affordable coverage (0.84 per cent of health-care costs), despite the United States embargo blocking medical supplies, including during the pandemic.
Daily Inspiration: March 17, 2022
Marie T, Russell, InnerSelf.com
If we drain ourselves of energy, and don't take the time to replenish, not only will we be empty of vitality, but we will have nothing to give to others either.
Can Spirituality And Faith Combat Climate Despair?
Rita D. Sherma, Graduate Theological Union
Scientists regularly study the ongoing degradation of Earth’s environment and track the changes wrought by a warming planet. Economists warn that intensifying disasters are harming people’s quality of life.
How Will Humans Change In The Next 10,000 Years?
Nicholas R. Longrich, University of Bath
From self-replicating molecules in Archean seas, to eyeless fish in the Cambrian deep, to mammals scurrying from dinosaurs in the dark, and then, finally, improbably, ourselves – evolution shaped us.
Care For Dogs With Arthritis
Michael Jaffe and Tracy Jaffe, Mississippi State University
Common signs of canine osteoarthritis include stiffness after rest, difficulty getting up, limping or avoiding the use of one leg. Arthritic dogs may also be less active, or reluctant to use stairs or get in or out of a vehicle.
This Causes A Higher Death Risk After A Heart Attack
Yale University
Among older people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack, severe financial strain—having too little moneyeach month to make ends meet—is associated with a 60% higher risk of dying within six months after hospital discharge, a new study shows.
The Brutality In Ukraine Mirrors Previous Russian Atrocities
Nicole Jackson, Simon Fraser University
In the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it’s worth examining the evolution of Russia’s official rhetoric and military actions in former Soviet states since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Megacities Will Need More Than Just Flood Barriers
Faith Chan, Univ. of Nottingham and Olalekan Adekola, York St John Univ.
Many of the world’s poorest people live in regions most susceptible to flooding. In northeast India, some residents have been forced to rebuild their homes at least eight times in the past decade.
Should Measures Like Masking Continue Beyond The Pandemic?
Rutvij Khanolkar and Eddy S. Lang, University of Calgary
Surprisingly little attention has been paid to the remarkable effects of these measures on other respiratory illnesses that are caused or exacerbated by viral infections.
China, Hong Kong Battling Stealth Omicron Surges as US Lifts Restrictions
Julia Conley, Common Dreams
"People should not get the wrong impression that the virus situation is now under control," said one public health expert in Hong Kong.
Putin’s Language Is A Perfect Example Of Orwellian Doublespeak
Mark Satta, Wayne State University
If you’ve been paying attention to how Russian President Vladimir Putin talks about the war in Ukraine, you may have noticed a pattern. Putin often uses words to mean exactly the opposite of what they normally do
Now We Know What Republicans Really Want For America
Thom Hartmann, Common Dreams
For the majority of Americans who are so poor they barely have to pay income taxes, Scott's plan is just the latest in a 40-year barrage of assaults and insults coming from the GOP.
Daily Inspiration: March 16, 2022
Marie T, Russell, InnerSelf.com
When we're busy struggling with day to day problems and challenges, it's not always easy to lift our eyes and see the light on the future's horizon.
Who Is Brighter, Men Or Women?
David Reilly, Griffith University
When asked to estimate their own intelligence, most people will say they are above average, even though this is a statistical improbability. This is a normal, healthy cognitive bias and extends to any socially desirable trait such as honesty, driving ability and so on.
How The War In Ukraine Will Affect Food Prices
Alfons Weersink and Michael von Massow, University of Guelph
Globally, food is 20 per cent more expensive now than it was a year ago, with prices rising four per cent since January this year. In Canada, the annual food inflation rate hit 6.5 per cent in January, the highest in more than a decade.
The Power Of Routines: What You Do Every Day Matters
Megan Edgelow, Queen's University, Ontario
The word “routine” can bring to mind words like mundane or ordinary. During the pandemic’s disruptions to daily life, routines may have felt boring and restrictive.
Why We Trust Experts Even When They Admit They Don’t Know The Answer
Erik Gustafsson, University of Portsmouth
Much of the time we’re bombarded with massive amounts of information on all sorts of different subjects, from science and health, to social issues, economics and politics. But no matter how hard we try – or brilliant we are – none of us can understand everything
Can Virtual Reality Speed Up Stroke Recovery?
Brian Consiglio, University of Missouri
A new motion-sensor video game can help patients recovering from a stroke improve their motor skills and affected arm movements at home while checking in periodically with a therapist via telehealth.
Daily Inspiration: March 15, 2022
Marie T, Russell, InnerSelf.com
Surrounding ourselves with things we don't love is a drain on our energy. And the opposite is true -- surrounding ourselves with things that please us, provides us joy. In the same way...
How To Train Your Dog In Basic Life Skills
Jacqueline Boyd, Nottingham Trent University
A well trained dog benefits humans and dogs alike by enhancing the bond between animal and owner. And well behaved dogs are less likely to be relinquished too.
How An Excess Of Empathy Can Be Bad For Your Health
Trudy Meehan and Jolanta Burke, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Experiencing empathy has its benefits, but there are also many downsides to it, which is why we must learn to practise healthy empathy.
According To New Study Benefits Of Statins May Have Been Overstated
Paula Byrne, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
We asked two questions: is it best to lower LDL cholesterol (sometimes known as “bad” cholesterol) as much as possible to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or premature death? And, how do the benefits of statins compare when it comes to reducing the risk of these events?
Daily Inspiration: March 14, 2022
Marie T, Russell, InnerSelf.com
Why are we afraid of change? Why do we resist it? I believe it is due to fear of the unknown. Because we don't know what change will bring, and because we don't trust either others, ourselves, or the Universe, we fear change.
This Week's Astrological Overview
Horoscope: Week of March 21 - 27, 2022
Pam Younghans, NorthPoint Astrology
This weekly astrological journal is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.
Horoscope: Week of March 21 - 27, 2022 (Video)
Videos Added To YouTube This Week
Horoscope and Astrological Overview: March 21 - 27, 2022
Change Can Bring New Life and Energy
Finding Your Way and Flowing with The Mystery of Life
Why Google, Facebook and The Internet are Failing Humanity and Little Critters
How Authority Wanes: Incurable Disease or Lack of Knowledge?
Daily Inspiration: March 20, 2022
5 Practices to Activate, Nourish and Fortify Your Innate Connection System
Who Is Really Running The Show?
Daily Inspiration: March 19, 2022
Daily Inspiration: March 18, 2022
Daily Inspiration: March 17, 2022
Daily Inspiration: March 16, 2022
Daily Inspiration: March 15, 2022
Daily Inspiration: March 14, 2022
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