OTHER POSTS
What is the least known, great food pilgrimage in the United States? The world?
Tyler Cowen poses this question on Marginal Revolution: Could it be Hmong Village, 1001 Jackson Parkway, in north St. Paul? It is a large indoor market, set in a warehouse, Hmong stores and stalls only, a kind of Eden Center (for those of you who know Falls Church, VA) for Laotians. The produce and spice and […]
Harvard Yoga Scientists Find Proof of Meditation Benefit
Via Bloomberg: Scientists are getting close to proving what yogis have held to be true for centuries — yoga and meditation can ward off stress and disease. John Denninger, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School, is leading a five-year study on how the ancient practices affect genes and brain activity in the chronically stressed. His latest work […]
Are Self-Disciplined People Happier?
Time’s Maia Szalavitz wrote an article claiming that self disciplined people are happier. The research, which was published in the Journal of Personality, showed that self-control isn’t just about deprivation, but more about managing conflicting goals. Through a series of tests — including one that assessed 414 middle-aged participants on self-control and asked them about their life […]