Street lighting and crime: Newark’s brighter LED lights cut violent crime nearly 46%, then the effect faded. Here’s what researchers say keeps a street safe.
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What Is Stoicism? The Day the Stoics Argued With Paul in Athens
What is Stoicism? A fair, plain answer, plus the day Stoic thinkers argued with Paul in Athens, and the Stoic word he later borrowed to describe contentment.
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What Is Hygge? The Danish Idea Is Less About Candles Than You Think
What is hygge? The Danish word is sold as candles and blankets, but its own 10-point manifesto is mostly about how people treat each other around a table.
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What Is Bed Rotting? When a Day in Bed Helps, and When It Hides
What is bed rotting? Spending a whole day in bed on purpose. When it truly rests you, when it quietly hides you, and one simple test to tell the two apart.
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Blood Sugar Time in Range: Why a Flat Line Isn’t the Goal
Time in range matters, but a perfectly flat line may not. A 400-person diabetes study found in-range days led to better next days, and so did a bit more wobble.
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Why Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Lingers When the Tests Look Better
Rheumatoid arthritis pain can linger even when inflammation is controlled. Researchers say depression, poor sleep and pain can feed each other. Here’s why.
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Puns in the Bible: The Almond Branch God Showed Jeremiah
Are there puns in the Bible? Yes. God’s first vision to a scared young Jeremiah was one: an almond branch (shaqed) and a promise, I am watching (shoqed).
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God Forbid Meaning: Paul Said It 14 Times, and the Greek Never Says “God”
God forbid meaning: we say it about our worst fears. Paul says it 14 times in the KJV, the Greek never says “God,” and his first one is about a promise.
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Prayer for Depression: When You Can’t Get Out of Bed
A prayer for depression for the days you can’t get out of bed, and what Gethsemane and Psalm 88 say to anyone still under the covers at noon.
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What Is Frisson? Why Music Gives You Chills
What is frisson? The chills a song gives you start before the big moment: your brain releases dopamine while it waits. Here is why, and why some never feel it.