Are you laughing enough for your own good?

Norman Cousins, an educator and writer, famously wrote that laughing as he watched lots of  funny movies and television helped him cope with a painful chronic spine condition. He is not the only one to think that we benefit greatly from laughing — think of the...

Are you asking enough questions?

I am reading “A More Beautiful Question” by Warren Berger. The book points out that young children ask many, many questions. Starting school decreases the questioning, and adults ask very few questions. That’s a pity because asking good questions,...

Exercise-induced orgasms?

I just read about a study of 124 women who reported having experienced exercise-induced orgasms (EIOs). These orgasms occur with no help from fantasies or sexual self-stimulation. My first thought about EIOs was that there must be an Old MacDonald somewhere in the...
Why do women tend to prefer tall men?

Why do women tend to prefer tall men?

A recent study showed that women prefer to marry men who are 8 inches (!) taller than they are. Why do women prefer tall men? One theory is that for evolutionary reasons women unconsciously prefer tall men because these men tend to be more successful in physical...