MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'fascination'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:56:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077771&cid=t_251141_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F28%2F5-reasons-for-the-joy-of-craft-or-why-is-computer-programming-fun%2F I recently read (sort of) Frederick Brooks’s The Mythical Man-Month. As I understand it, this book is a cult classic, and I was very curious to read it. It’s about software project management, and even though that’s a subject about which I know nothing, I found the book very interesting — that is, the parts I could understand. My favorite section was a discussion of “The Joys of Craft,” in which Brooks answers the question, “Why is programming fun?” This question interests me because it’s such a good reminder of my Secret of Adulthood: Just because something is fun for someone else doesn’t mean it’s fun for me — and vice versa. Nothing is inherently fun. Some people find computer programming fun, or skiing, shopping, ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077771 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:21:46 +0100 5077771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008307&cid=t_251141_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F07%2Fthe-psychology-of-the-casey-anthony-trial%2F So Casey Anthony was found not guilty of murder, meaning we can go back to our everyday, regular lives. On July 5, the jury found Casey Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and aggravated child abuse (but found her guilty of four lesser, misdemeanor offenses related to her interrogations). What? You mean you “want answers” as to why she wasn’t found guilty? We all want answers in our lives. We yearn for answers. People spend years in therapy looking for answers. But life isn’t always so neat, nor does it always provide easy-to-understand answers to such a tragic series of events that led to the death of Casey Anthony’s toddler, Caylee. So the short answer is — there are no answers. You’re looking for justice in a worl... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008307 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:13:09 +0100 5008307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008308&cid=t_251141_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F06%2Fever-had-such-an-intense-interest-in-a-subject-that-learning-was-easy%2F As I’ve noted here before, I’ve recently become obsessed with the sense of smell — which has been an interesting experience, for several reasons. One reason: this obsession has reminded me about the nature of learning. I’ve been struck by how much I’ve learned in the last few weeks. I went from knowing almost nothing about the scent of smell to knowing… well, quite a bit more. And without any effort, any drilling, any assignments on my part. Quite the contrary. I’m gulping down books, jumping around websites, eager to learn more, more, more. The same thing happened when I was working on my Churchill biography. In college, I’d taken classes that covered World War II, and I had to force myself to do the reading, and I struggled to memorize the facts. But through the l... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008308 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:45:37 +0100 5008308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696686&cid=t_251141_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F10%2Fvirginia-heffernan-on-internet-addiction%2F I’ve been saying it for as long as it’s been around — “Internet addiction” is an unhealthy focus and fascination on the technology, as though it caused people to enjoy spending time interacting with it. If people are using the Internet to socialize — on Facebook, Twitter, etc. — how can we turn around and characterize that as a bad thing? Would we engage in the same negative characterization if we were referring to someone who simply did this over the telephone? Or face-to-face? Of course not. And that’s the disconnect that happens when psychologists throw out these not-well-thought-out terms to describe something they are concerned about. They turn it into a dysfunction through inadequate and poorly theorized labels, that then get picked up ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696686 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:29:57 +0100 4696686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501638&cid=t_251141_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F21%2Fare-you-happy-why-its-difficult-to-tell%2F This article is about why. Bottling it Up At the same time as being interested in other people’s sadness, we are keen to hide our own.  Psychologists regularly find that people avoid telling others when they’re sad, down or depressed, but will shout their happiness from the rooftops. The upshot is that people generally show their positive emotions in public while hiding their negative emotions, no matter how they really feel inside. We know this is true because various studies have asked participants to report their emotions every hour or so. What they find is that we tend to experience and display more positive emotions in public and more negative emotions in private. All this is important because the human mind is a relative instrument. We judge our own happiness with refer... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501638 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:35:08 +0100 4501638 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585878&cid=t_251141_180_f&fid=38607&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fsuccessbeginstoday%2FBHWQ%2F%7E3%2FXO2pLCLARPg%2F Are you fascinating? That is a question that Sally Hogshead sent me via a Twitter tweet. I had to think about that one for a minute. Hmmmm… I thought… I am a lot of things… but fascinating… hmmmm I don’t know. Luckily for me she sent me a link for her Fascination test. In just ten minutes I found out my fascination score and realized that I needed to share this fascinating test with the world. I passed a link on to some of my friends and co-workers. Soon I was finding out what made my friends fascinating. To tell you the truth, what I found out was absolutely and truly FASCINATING! I’m sure by now that you are wondering where you can take this test. But before I give you the keys to your own score, I want to list out the seven fascinations that you can be… mystique prestige... Success Begins Today blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585878 Fri, 21 May 2010 15:21:01 +0100 3585878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560235&cid=t_251141_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F10-reasons-to-be-a-doctor%2F2010.05.12 With all the negative press, the pay cuts, and the uncertainty of healthcare reform, I am approached by people who secretly whisper in my ear, “Would you have your child go into medicine?” On first blush I am tempted to answer, “Heck no!” given the administrative hassles, the changes in the public’s perception of our profession, the frontload of education, and the long hours involved. But those observations, while real, are superficial at best. Drilling down with more careful analysis after a challenging weekend on call, I find it worthwhile to stop and ask myself what makes medicine special for those of us crazy enough to subject ourselves to this lifestyle. I decided to put together a list of things that were important to me and would welcome additions from ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560235 Wed, 12 May 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3560235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146027&cid=t_251141_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fwomens-sexuality-and-g-spot-research%2F I’m not exactly sure what it is about our fascination about women’s sexuality. Perhaps it’s as simple as because women’s sexual reproductive organs are mostly on the inside and men’s are mostly on the outside that researchers seem forever fascinated by female sexuality. I was honestly debating as to whether to comment on the recent media hype about new research which, according to media reports, claims that the “g spot” in female sexuality may be a myth. Why was I not going to write on this topic? Because after reading the “research” that was conducted, I was mystified how this research even got published in a peer-reviewed journal. The researchers didn’t actually study whether pairs of female identical and fraternal twins had th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146027 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:10:52 +0100 3146027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=763025&cid=t_251141_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F138032880%2Fwebcams_create_fascinating_new.php tags: Falcon Fascination, peregrine falcon, streaming video Powerful and fast-flying, the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus, hunts medium-sized birds, dropping down on them from high above in a spectacular stoop. Virtually exterminated from eastern North America by pesticide poisoning in the middle 20th century, restoration efforts have made this species a regular, if still uncommon sight in many large cities. Thanks to Charlie from KQED Public Broadcasting in San Francisco, I have embedded a wonderful video about the resident SF peregrine falcons (below the fold). These amazing predators have been increasingly found nesting in large cities along the west coast, from LA to Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. This streaming report includes some spectacular footage and images that w... Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=763025 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:22:59 +0100 763025