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Honesty, Not Forgiveness, May Be Best for Couples

Grohol, Psy.D. on August 3, 2012 Emerging research suggests a marriage in which partners follow the time-honored tradition of forgive and forget can lead to problems. The finding opposes the strategy of positive psychology — an approach that offered the promise that with forgiveness, optimism, kindness, and positive thinking, people can turn around their relationships even after a serious transgression. In the new study, investigators discovered that expressing anger might be necessary to resolve a relationship problem — with the short-term discomfort of an angry but honest conversation benefiting the health of the relationship in the long-term. Experts say the study is part of a larger effort to better understand the contexts in which some relationships succeed and others fail, and also to understand how close relationships affect our health.

These findings lead McNulty to examine the potential costs of positive psychology. Home. An Invisibility Cloak You Have To See To Believe [Video] It’s official—the invisibility cloak is no longer just another product of childhood fantasy or J.

An Invisibility Cloak You Have To See To Believe [Video]

K. Rowling novels. We’ve been waiting for this day for ages and had been ready to give up hope altogether until we stumbled upon this “transparent cloak” from a research team at the University of Tokyo’s Tachi Lab. Led by Dr. Susumu Tachi (who’s currently at Keio University), researchers have been developing this concept since 2003, and if the above video is any indication, they’ve made some impressive strides. OK, so we have to confess—in actuality the cloak isn’t really see-through. According to the diagram above, the cloak has an embedded camera in the back that captures the scene behind the wearer. The concept has been put to use in cars, eliminating neck craning by aiding drivers who are driving in reverse.

It may yet be a while before a true invisibility cloak hits the market but this new prototype has certainly reignited our enthusiasm and imaginations. This Robot Trashcan Will Catch Your Inaccurately-Tossed Empty Beer Can. Is it necessary? No. Wildly inventive? Yes. Do you wish that you had one? Absolutely. That Q&A session is indicative of many products we see that are created in the minds of the Japanese. It’s called the “Smart Trashbox,” and its “smartness” comes from the fact that it can anticipate where you are about to toss your empty beer can, or that wadded up piece of paper, or whatever you may be disposing of. The hack looks to have involved a motorized base connected to a circuit board and a modified PS2 controller control system. Check it out below: Ok, I take back everything that I said. [via Geek] This Robot Trashcan Will Catch Your Inaccurately-Tossed Empty Beer Can. - StumbleUpon.

How to Start a Fire Without Matches. Getting Drunk Will be Super Easy with Water-Flavored "Air" Madeline Levine: Why "Study Drugs" Undermine Real Success. I was not surprised or outraged when I read Alan Schwarz's New York Times article on amphetamine use to boost grades. Anyone who has worked with teenagers these past few years is well aware of the abuse that is going on, regardless of predictable disclaimers from drug company officials or school administrators. The fact that the main abusers of amphetamines are high-performing students is perhaps not surprising in light of the fact that it is among the ranks of the most academically talented that cheating tends to be rampant.

The fact that amphetamine abuse carries great risk for addiction to other drugs, and is potentially lethal, makes Mr. Schwarz's article important in raising awareness. But as we move to increase awareness of discreet issues with high-performing students -- notable rates of depression, anxiety, sleep deprivation, cheating, drug use, etc. -- we risk missing the heart of the problem. Walking across the Stanford campus, a new student looks around. MAKE HOMEMADE SCIENCE TOYS AND PROJECTS.

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