by jmalouff | Jul 22, 2020 | Social Support
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare asks this immortal question: What’s in a name? Elon Musk just showed us that a lot can be in a name. How would you like to go through life named X Æ A-12? ...
by jmalouff | Jun 9, 2020 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
Shaking hands is out for now and probably forever. That is a stark prediction. If it turns out to be wrong, you can tell me. Shaking hands probably started as a way to signal nonaggression. Putting out a hand and touching another person shows...
by jmalouff | Jun 9, 2020 | Social psychology
What percentage of Aussies want the country to become a Republic? What percentage believe in heaven? Have aliens from space visited the earth? What is your all-time favourite book? All these are questions pollsters and others ask the public. We want to...
by jmalouff | Jun 9, 2020 | pandemic, Treatment
COVID-19 has spread like crazy. Experts say that viruses are not exactly life forms, but this one seems quite lively. If we look just at reproduction, COVID-19 is a huge success. I reckon that it deserves a better name, something like Mona Corona....
by jmalouff | Jun 9, 2020 | Social psychology, Well-Being
I recently watched a miniseries called Orthodox. It is a partly true story about a modern-day girl who flees from her Hasidic Jew life in New York. I was captivated by the hats that Hasidic men wear — high, cylindric mink hats. Also, the men have thin...