How the smartphone affected an entire generation of kids As someone who researches generational differences, I find one of the most frequent questions I’m asked is “What generation am I in?” If you were born before 1980, that’s a relatively easy question to answer: the Silent Generation was born between 1925 and 1945; baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964; Gen X followed (born between 1965 and 1979). Next come millennials, born after 1980. But where do millennials end, and when does the next generation begin? Until recently, I (and many others) thought the last millennial birth year would be 1999 – today’s 18-year-olds. However, that changed a few years ago, when I started to notice big shifts in teens’ behavior and attitudes in the yearly surveys of 11 million young people that I analyze for my research. These teens and young adults all have one thing in common: Their childhood or adolescence coincided with the rise of the smartphone. What makes iGen different A 2015 survey found that two out of three U.S. teens owned an iPhone.
Pourquoi et comment détartrer votre glande pinéale | | ELISHEAN mag La glande pinéale pourrait être la partie la plus importante de votre système nerveux tout entier. Il s’agit essentiellement d’une antenne spirituelle, votre équivalent physique d’un troisième œil. Il est essentiel pour atteindre des niveaux plus élevés de conscience tout en restant dans un corps physique. → Activer la pinéale pour accéder aux mondes parallèles, un mécanisme naturel qui fera passer l’humanité à l’ère spirituelle La glande pinéale se trouve au centre géométrique du cerveau. La calcification fait en sorte que les cristaux dans la glande s’attachent aux dépôts de minéraux. Les effets de la calcification sont la dépression, l’anxiété, la boulimie/anorexie, la schizophrénie et d’autres formes de maladies mentales. L’image nous montre le dieu ailé sumérien Enki avec un cône de pin dans la main. La calcification de la glande pinéale est causée principalement par le fluorure qui circule dans notre sang. Calcification …? Eau, alimentation et mode de vie La détox de la glande pinéale
Growing Up Without Siblings May Affect Your Brain's Development A study in China claims that growing up without siblings can lead to a different brain structure than those who do. They found that only children tended to be more creative and less sociable. Previous studies have focused on the difference in behaviors, cognitive function, and personality traits between only children and those with siblings. After all, it’s common sense that those without siblings don’t have to share their parents’ attention, and so likely get more encouragement, but miss out on the early experience of sharing, or competing. This new study, by the Southwest University in Chongqing, and published in Brain Imaging and Behavior, wanted to find out if the difference in behaviors had a neural basis. China operated a one-child policy from 1979 to 2015 in an attempt at population control, resulting in a large increase in only children. The researchers studied 250 university students, a somewhat small sample, around half of which were only children.
Geizeer Portable Air Conditioner When the summertime temperatures climb to Mercury-like levels, you might feel inclined to sit in front of your eyesore of an air conditioning unit. Well, now you can get the cool without the ugly, thanks to this portable air conditioning box that'll fit in at your office, the subway, or wherever you sweat your ass off. The "Geizeer," featured on Kickstarter in May, is a mini, eco-friendly, and portable air conditioning box that'll keep you cool for hours and can be charged with a USB. To operate this gizmo, you just take off the top of the box, put your ice pack in, and then put the top back on to start it up.
Jerusalem syndrome The best known, although not the most prevalent, manifestation of Jerusalem syndrome is the phenomenon whereby a person who seems previously balanced and devoid of any signs of psychopathology becomes psychotic after arriving in Jerusalem.[citation needed] The psychosis is characterised by an intense religious theme and typically resolves to full recovery after a few weeks or after being removed from the area. The religious focus of Jerusalem syndrome distinguishes it from other phenomena, such as Stendhal syndrome in Florence or Paris syndrome for Japanese tourists. In a 2000 article in the British Journal of Psychiatry, Bar-El et al. claim to have identified and described a specific syndrome which emerges in tourists with no previous psychiatric history.[1] However, this claim has been disputed by M. Kalian and E. History[edit] Types[edit] Type I[edit] Jerusalem syndrome imposed on a previous psychotic illness. Type II[edit] Type III[edit] Prevalence[edit] Popular culture[edit]
Survie de Saint Siméon Stylite l'Alépin dans les Gaules Joseph Nasrallah (PL V-VIII) Les martyrs furent les premiers saints à être honorés et invoqués par les chrétiens. A ce culte ancien s'ajouta bientôt celui des ascètes. On les jugeait dignes des mêmes honneurs. « Le martyr avait triomphé en un jour, parfois en une heure, en donnant son sang ; l'ascète avait lutté pendant une vie entière pour dompter la nature et remporter sa victoire. Leurs mérites semblaient égaux. On considérait quelques-uns d'entre eux, saint Paul l'ermite, saint Antoine, comme des colonnes qui supportaient le monde. L'expansion extraordinaire du culte de saint Siméon Stylite l'Alépin ^ fut le témoignage le plus éclatant de cette assimilation. A peine quelques décennies séparent sa mort du début de l'érection sur (*) Cet article fait suite à quatre études consacrées à saint Siméon Stylite et à son couvent : Le Couvent de Saint-Siméon VAlépin.
Neuroscience Discovers That Your Brain Can Literally Be on the Same Wavelength as Someone Else's - Ideapod I’m sure we’ve all felt that we’ve “clicked” with someone or were on the same “wave length”. Our everyday language is full of these kind of expressions, but is it just a manner of speaking? Not quite, according to Princeton University neuroscientist Uri Hasson. He has found that human brains can literally “tune” into each other through a process called “brain coupling”. The Research Hasson and his team looked at brain scans of a person telling a story and another person listening to it. Even though one person was listening and the other person was speaking (two very different brain functions), they found that the wavelengths of each brain came out incredibly similar. According to the study: “Sometimes when you speak with someone, you get the feeling that you cannot get through to them, and other times you know that you click. To understand more about this phenomenon, check out the amazing Ted talk below:
The psychological benefits – and trappings – of nostalgia In his song “Time Was,” counterculture singer Phil Ochs reminisces about a past “when a man could build a home, have a family of his own. The peaceful years would flow; he could watch his children grow. But it was a long time ago.” To Ochs, simpler times were better: “troubles were few…a man could have his pride; there was justice on his side…there was truth in every day.” Ochs recorded “Time Was” in 1962, when he was just 22 years old. He had yet to witness the most tumultuous parts of the 1960s – the assassinations of President John F. Half a century later – with the rapid, dramatic consequences of social and political upheaval, with technological advances that have radically transformed our daily lives – some might similarly find themselves longing for a time when “troubles were few” and “there was truth in every day.” Constantly being plugged into the internet and social media is thought to be associated with higher rates of anxiety and depression. A bittersweet longing
Comme cette eau se mêle au vin C'est une prière magnifique que le prêtre dit malheureusement à voix basse à la messe. « Comme cette eau se mêle au vin pour le sacrement de l’Alliance, puissions-nous être unis à la divinité de Celui qui a pris notre humanité. » Ces paroles sont prononcées apr le prêtre, au cours de la messe, au moment de la prière d’offertoire, lorsqu'il verse une goutte d’eau dans le calice contenant le vin. Mais personne ne l'entend. Je pense souvent à cette phrase extraordinaire et pas seulement lorsque j'assiste à la messe. Je vous livre un petit sujet d'étonnement. Or, ce matin même, la méditation de carême du jour, proposée par les dominicains de Lille (cliquer ici), portait précisément sur cette prière.Je vous la livre, avant de me risquer à mon propre commentaire. "A la messe, au moment de la prière d’offertoire, le prêtre verse une goutte d’eau dans le calice contenant le vin. "Comprenons bien que cette larme d’eau représente chacun de nous, avec son humanité imparfaite.
Project to map human brain from womb to birth releases stunning images | Science A landmark project to map the wiring of the human brain from womb to birth has released thousands of images that will help scientists unravel how conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy and attention deficit disorders arise in the brain. The first tranche of images come from 40 newborn babies who were scanned in their sleep to produce stunning high-resolution pictures of early brain anatomy and the intricate neural wiring that ferries some of the earliest signals around the organ. The initial batch of brain scans are intended to give researchers a first chance to analyse the data and provide feedback to the senior scientists at King’s College London, Oxford University and Imperial College London who are leading the Developing Human Connectome Project, which is funded by €15m (£12.5m) from the EU. Hundreds of thousands more images will be released in the coming months and years. Taking brain scans of sleeping babies is hard enough.
How yoga is helping girls heal from trauma Rocsana Enriquez started thinking about yoga again when she was pregnant. She was 19 and in an abusive relationship. When she was younger, Rocsana, whom I interviewed as part of my research, had taken part in a yoga program in a San Francisco Bay Area juvenile hall run by The Art of Yoga Project. She began using the skills she learned on the mat to slow herself down when she got angry and to pause before reacting. She remembered the breathing techniques and poses that made her feel better about herself. Now, seeking the same quietness she had been able to achieve in class back in juvenile hall, she reached out to the program, never expecting to hear back. Childhood trauma has a devastating impact on both the mind and the body of children who experience it. Our conclusion: yoga and mindfulness programs can equip girls like Rocsana – especially those in the juvenile justice system – with tools that help them thrive. Widespread abuse leads to widespread anxiety From student to teacher