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 'gilbert'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:05:40 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4820764&cid=t_215269_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F05%2Froanoke-memorial-short-trauma-surgeons%2F Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia is having difficulty recruiting and retaining trauma surgeons and is facing an upcoming site review that may endanger their certification as a Level 1 trauma center. Interim director Carol Gilbert comments. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4820764 Fri, 13 May 2011 13:44:26 +0100 4820764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4724127&cid=t_215269_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fr9krv85eH5w%2F Pam Murphy is a professionally funny lady currently starring in her own solo comedy show, The C Word (which she wrote), at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City. What’s it about? Oh, you know, just her getting diagnosed with breast cancer — that’s all. Drawing room comedy stuff. No big deal. Actually, you’re about to get a sense of just how hilarious Pam makes breast cancer become while she’s onstage, and why it’s so important for our mental health that we laugh about the worst thing that’s ever happened to her in her life. (C’mon, she wants us to!) You had cancer and made it funny with your solo show, ”The C Word.” Pretend that I’m also professionally hilarious. Is it okay for me to make fun of cancer and c... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4724127 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:14:48 +0100 4724127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723958&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F17%2Fthe-psychological-situation-of-climate-change%2F Situationist friend, Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology, describes the psychological impulses that make it difficult for humans to confront the threat of global warming. Related Situationist posts: Dan Gilbert on Why the Brain Scares Itself “Dan Gilbert To Speak at Harvard Law School,” “Dan Gilbert on the Situation of Our Decisions,” “Dan Gilbert on the Situation of Psychology,” “The Situation of Climate Change,” “The Heat is On,” “The Situation of Happiness,” and “Conversation with Dan Gilbert.” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723958 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:54:35 +0100 4723958 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343202&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F13%2F5-ideas-for-cultivating-a-sense-of-wonder%2F Reverb 10 is an annual end-of-year project that helps readers reflect on the old year via a series of prompts. One of 2010′s prompts was “How did you cultivate a sense of wonder in your life this year?” This question made me think about cultivating wonder in our lives all the time, from the old year into the new. Wonder is a magical word, I think. And it’s a word that needs more exploration. We need to explore wonder more often, because as adults, many of us lose our sense of wonder in life. It gets buried under piles of bills, deadlines, responsibilities and housework. Maybe you think you’re too old, too mature or too sensible to have a sense of wonder. According to Dictionary.com, wonder means to admire, to be amazed, to be in awe, to marvel. It means something strange or s... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343202 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:28:08 +0100 4343202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031307&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F10%2F04%2Fproof-positive-cant-buy-me-love-but-what-about-happiness%2F “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” – Will Smith “What’s a soup kitchen?” – Paris Hilton Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and author of the best-selling Stumbling on Happiness, gave the keynote address at the American Psychological Association convention earlier this year. He challenged the three things he said his mother told him would make him happy: marriage, money and children. I’ve discussed the first one in talking about how, or if, relationships can make us happy. But now it is time to ask to ask the $64,000 question. Which, as it turns out, is the $75,000 question. I’ll explain… Can money make you happy? Is it true that th... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031307 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:29:32 +0100 4031307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965498&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F13%2Fproof-positive-can-other-people-make-us-happy%2F When we feel love and kindness toward others it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. – Dalai Lama Are we happy when we get what we want? It depends. This year the keynote speaker at the American Psychological Association convention was Dr. Dan Gilbert of Harvard. His book Stumbling on Happiness is an international bestseller and his talk was about affective forecasting: Do we know what will make us happy? He pointed out that we are hardwired from birth to be happy when we get salt, fat, sweet things and sex. Beyond that our culture provides us cues about what will make us happy. That was when he showed us a photo of his mother. He explained that his mother was the cultural agent informing him of what will make him happ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965498 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:40:55 +0100 3965498 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3935793&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fshakespeares-othello-updated-video-of-the-day%2F We know William Shakespeare’s works are classics, so why do we choose Eat, Pray, Love over Othello? In Shakespeare’s day, even though dudes rocked the tights, you just didn’t see a lot of sassy gay friends sticking up for female leads, which resulted in more than a few unnecessary deaths and suicides. Finally, here it is: An alternate ending to Othello, reinvented for a modern audience. Post from: BlissTree Shakespeare's Othello, With Sassy Gay Friend: Video of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3935793 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:00:08 +0100 3935793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3890475&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Futi-and-eat-pray-love%2F2010.08.21 I really didn’t expect to like Eat, Pray, Love. In fact, since its publication in 2006, I’d been avoiding it like the plague. “Typical new-agey, Oprah-y, girly-book,” I thought. Nothing in it to speak to me. Then I saw the trailer for the movie, and I was hooked –- probably because I, like mostly everyone, love Julia Roberts. I immediately downloaded the book on my iPhone using the Kindle App and began to read. First, let me say that Elizabeth Gilbert writes exceptionally well, and the book is actually a joy to read. I, of course, loved the Italy eating part. But more surprising to me, I wasn’t turned off by the whole yoga, Guru, find-yourself stuff. This is because Gilbert writes it all with a reporter’s curiosity and a skeptic’s eye, and frames it not as a belief syst... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3890475 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:00:54 +0100 3890475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876850&cid=t_215269_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F08%2F17%2Feat-pray-love-write-sell-repeat%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Eat, Pray, Love. Write, Sell, Repeat. There’s a new Julia Roberts movie, based on the 2006 bestseller by Elizabeth Gilbert, and we here at Woman Up are on the case. My friend and editor Melinda Henneberger cautions, If Your Husband Invites You to See ‘Eat Pray Love,’ Meditate on It. Taking her advice, I have yet to see the movie, nor have I read the book on which it’s based. I have read a few female sojourn books, however. Though divorce is not always their starting point, the finish line is always the same: rediscovery. (My colleague Sarah Wildman calls it “the ending of one relationship to embark on a relationship with herself.”) Indeed. So let me see how close to the mark I can come without even cracking the b... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876850 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:42:51 +0100 3876850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865235&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Felizabeth-gilbert-and-susan-orlean-are-women-more-easily-distracted-by-life-than-men%2F If we haven’t talked enough about Eat, Pray, Love today (Have you heard of it? it’s a book that turned into a movie starring Julia Roberts.), we have one more related comment: The XX Factor posted a Bloggingheads video interview between non-fiction author Susan Orlean and Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love). The authors discuss being “women writers”, and why there are so few: Orlean wonders if “men are a lot better at putting their blinkers on and doing nothing but their work.”, and Gilbert adds that more women find themselves taking care of other people while simultaneously pursuing their work. Do you think this is true? Are women more burdened by their families and friends than men? Are men less easily distracted by their loved ones and life ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865235 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:52:14 +0100 3865235 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3865242&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Feating-praying-loving-in-pop-culture-a-female-mid-life-crisis-retrospective%2F Elizabeth Gilbert isn’t the first woman to experience a mid-life crisis, and today’s highly anticipated Eat, Pray, Love (based on her book by the same name) isn’t the first movie to idealize the messy process with a beautiful actress and benevolent outcome. Here’s our retrospective of pop culture empires built on the needs of thousands of women to live vicariously through another, better life crisis (themes include sex, drugs, crimes, Italy, and divorce): Post from: BlissTree Eating, Praying, Loving In Pop Culture: A Female Mid-Life Crisis Retrospective (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3865242 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:02:51 +0100 3865242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706647&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Flarry-smith-of-smith-magazine-shares-more-feelings-about-wife-piper-kermans-prison-sentence-video-exclusive%2F Larry Smith of SMITH Magazine returns! Lately we’ve heard a lot from Piper Kerman, author of the new memoir, Orange Is the New Black, about her trials during her 13-month prison sentence and the challenges of re-entry into society after her release, but today we continue our video interrogation of Piper’s husband, Larry, about his side of the story. Check out the 2nd and 3rd installments of our exclusive video chat with Larry, below, where he ‘fesses up about how angry he was at Piper for the mistakes she made, and for hiding those mistakes from him during the beginning of their relationship. (To watch our first chat with Larry about surviving prison on the outside, click here.) At 34, Piper Kerman was sent to federal prison on a ten-year-old drug smuggling and mone... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706647 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:42:47 +0100 3706647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3658933&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fexclusive-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black-reads-a-prison-letter-to-her-then-fiance-on-video%2F Watch last week’s exclusive video chat with Piper Kerman, where she opens up about how she sustained her relationship with her then-boyfriend/fiance throughout her six-year pre-prison limbo period, and later during her actual 13-month incarceration. When Piper Kerman was 34, she was sent to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3658933 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:00:25 +0100 3658933 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644743&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fkeeping-your-boyfriend-while-in-prison-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black-opens-up%2F Watch the previous installment of our exclusive video chat with Piper Kerman, where she opens up about spending six years in limbo before she was locked up in prison. When Piper Kerman was 34, she was sent to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not too shabby for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the af... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644743 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:42:58 +0100 3644743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3632247&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F6-years-in-limbo-before-prison-exclusive-video-of-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black%2F Check out more of our exclusive video chat with Piper Kerman, where she talks about why she never sought therapy throughout her prison ordeal. When Piper Kerman was 34, she was sent to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not too shabby for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the afternoon to discuss all asp... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3632247 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:11:17 +0100 3632247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3621632&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fpiper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black-on-therapy-after-prison-more-exclusive-video%2F Check out more of our exclusive video chat with Piper Kerman, where she talks about the surprising and unexpected friendships she developed while in prison. At age 34, Piper Kerman was sent to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not bad for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the afternoon to discuss all aspec... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3621632 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:00:47 +0100 3621632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603551&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Ffriendships-in-prison-more-exclusive-video-of-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black%2F See more of our exclusive video chat with Piper Kerman, where she talks about the guilt and shame that resulted from her prison ordeal. At age 34, Piper Kerman went to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not bad for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the afternoon to discuss all aspects of her time in the clink,... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603551 Thu, 27 May 2010 14:00:02 +0100 3603551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599345&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fmore-exclusive-video-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black-on-guilt-forgiveness-and-redemption%2F Check out more of our exclusive video chat with Piper Kerman here, where she talks about staying fit behind bars. At age 34, Piper Kerman went to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not bad for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the afternoon to discuss all aspects of her time in the clink, from skincare in prison... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599345 Tue, 25 May 2010 17:32:40 +0100 3599345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3592188&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fyoga-and-fitness-behind-bars-personal-insights-from-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black-%25e2%2580%2593-video-exclusive%2F Find more of our exclusive video conversation with Piper Kerman here. At age 34, Piper Kerman went to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not bad for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the afternoon to discuss all aspects of her time in the clink, from prison beauty products, physical activity, and friendships to the tor... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3592188 Mon, 24 May 2010 15:21:34 +0100 3592188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3588855&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fvideo-exclusive-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black-talks-to-us-about-food-and-nutrition-in-prison%2F Check out our previous video conversation with Piper here. At age 34, Piper Kerman went to federal prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir about her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not bad for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the afternoon to discuss all aspects of her time locked up, from prison beauty products, fitness routines, and friendships to the torturous six years... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3588855 Fri, 21 May 2010 19:32:35 +0100 3588855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581580&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fexclusive-video-our-conversation-with-piper-kerman-author-of-orange-is-the-new-black%2F At age 34, Piper Kerman went to prison for a ten-year-old drug smuggling and money laundering offense. She spent 13 months in a minimum-security correctional facility for women in Danbury, CT, which isn’t necessarily what you’d expect from a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Smith graduate and Red Sox fan from a nice, New England family. Piper’s excellent memoir of her prison experience, Orange Is the New Black, was just published by Random House – with back cover blurbs by Dave Eggers and Elizabeth Gilbert (not bad for a first-time writer). Piper sat down with Blisstree for the afternoon to discuss all aspects of her time locked up, from food quality, fitness routines, and friendships to the torturous six years she and her now-husband spent in limbo between her conviction and t... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581580 Wed, 19 May 2010 19:59:08 +0100 3581580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3490694&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F21%2Ftrust-me-youll-enjoy-this-post%2F Craig Lambert has a worthwhile interview with Situationist friend, Dan Gilbert (author of the best-selling 2007 psychology book Stumbling on Happiness and host of the recent PBS television series This Emotional Life.), in the current issue of Harvard Magazine.   Here are some excerpts. * * * In a recent issue of Science, Gilbert and his coauthors—psychology graduate student Matthew Killingsworth, Rebecca Eyre, Ph.D. ’05, and [Situationist Contributor] Timothy Wilson, Aston professor of psychology at the University of Virginia—reported findings on “surrogation”: consulting the experience of another person, a surrogate, in deciding whether something will make you happy. They discovered that the direct experience of another person trumps the conjecturing of our own minds. The sur... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3490694 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:01:20 +0100 3490694 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382785&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Four-video-of-the-day-julia-roberts-is-bummed%2F Columbia Pictures released trailers for “Eat, Pray, Love” this week. Don’t know about you, but Blisstree finds it hard to feel sorry for Julia Roberts as she juggles the attentions of Billy Crudup and James Franco, while “a guy who looks a little like Yoda” hands her a prophecy. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382785 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:05:36 +0100 3382785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163759&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FNTNXygE_EEk%2F By David BoazElizabeth Gilbert, the bestselling author of the memoir Eat, Pray, Love, is back with a new book, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage. In her earlier book Gilbert reflected on her broken marriage, her travels around the world “looking for joy and God and love and the meaning of life,” and her determination never to marry again. In the new book we learn that she surprised herself by meeting a man worth settling down with, a Brazilian living in Indonesia. So they became a couple and settled near Philadelphia, with Jose Nunes regularly leaving the country to renew his visitor’s visa. But then came a legal shock: She was in the early stages of research for that book when Nunes was detained, after a visa-renewing jaunt out of the country, by Homeland S... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163759 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:34:16 +0100 3163759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3149115&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F06%2Fthis-emotional-life-why-does-religion-make-people-happier%2F Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Daniel Gilbert has teamed up with Vulcan Productions and the NOVA/WGBH Science Unit to create a multimedia project called This Emotional Life . This 3-part documentary ends tonight on PBS. Featured in the third episode is Dr. Edward Diener, who has studied happiness across cultures and has pinpointed some universal reasons that people are happier. One is religion. I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Diener. Question: Why does religion seem to make people happier? Dr. Diener: Many studies find that religious people on average are happier. But since not all religious people are happier, and not all religious beliefs seem to lead to happiness, we have to search for the “active ingredient” in what aspect of religion might increase feel... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3149115 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:54:06 +0100 3149115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3142625&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F05%2Fthis-emotional-life-losing-a-brother-to-suicide%2F Harvard psychologist and bestselling author Daniel Gilbert has teamed up with Vulcan Productions and the NOVA/WGBH Science Unit to create a multimedia project called This Emotional Life. The second part of this 3-part documentary airs tonight on PBS, but you should also check out their website which features expert bloggers and clips from the series. Featured in the second episode is Robert Antonioni, a state senator in Massachusetts who faced up to his own depression after the suicide of his brother. His personal experience has strengthened his own position as a key policymaker in Massachusetts. I had the opportunity to interview him. Question: How did the suicide of your brother strengthen your position as a key policymaker in Massachusetts? Robert Antonioni: I gradually came to realize,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3142625 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:07:47 +0100 3142625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126654&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2F29%2Fpbss-this-emotional-life-an-interview-with-daniel-gilbert%2F I feel sorry for Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and bestselling author of “Stumbling on Happiness.” He is so good at everything that he has a hard time finding a suitable challenge. Alas, he has found one! The 52-year-old scientist whose work has been covered by every major media news outlet — from The New York Times to Glamour — has teamed up with Vulcan Productions and the NOVA/WGBH Science Unit to create a multimedia project called This Emotional Life. A 3-part documentary premieres on PBS January 4-6, 2010, but there is plenty going on already on the fascinating website, which features expert bloggers and clips from the series. “This is an intellectual odyssey of mine,” Gilbert told me when I had the opportunity to interview him. “It fe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126654 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:36:35 +0100 3126654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3023179&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F24%2Fwhats-it-going-to-take-to-make-you-happy%2F Happiness. Ahh, what an enticing word that is. Psychologists call it “subjective well-being” (and even abbreviate it as SWB in their research), but it boils down to the same thing — what makes us more happy? And how can we do more of that special stuff that will lead to greater happiness in our lives? This Emotional Life, a new PBS documentary hopes to help answer that question in three 2-hour shows from January 4 through the 6th, 2010. “Each episode weaves together the compelling personal stories of ordinary people and the latest in brain science research, along with revealing comments from celebrities such as Chevy Chase, Larry David, Elizabeth Gilbert, Alanis Morissette, Katie Couric and Richard Gere.” Sounds like good stuff and we’re happy to help pr... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3023179 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:44:22 +0100 3023179 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2993798&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F15%2Fsocial-attachment-motherhood-and-mental-illness-an-interview-with-jessica-zucker%2F In early 2010, PBS will broadcast a 3-part series on emotions called “The Emotional Life,” exploring ways to improve relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals. Hosted by Harvard psychologist and best-selling author Daniel Gilbert, the documentary weaves together the compelling personal stories of ordinary people and the latest scientific research, along with revealing comments from celebrities like Chevy Chase, Larry David, Elizabeth Gilbert, Alanis Morissette, Katie Couric and Richard Gere. Psychologist Jessica Zucker, Ph.D. is a key contributor in the PSB project and an expert on the website, where she writes a blog. Since forming healthy attachments in the first year of life is so fundamentally important to mental health, I h... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2993798 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:43:50 +0100 2993798 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2971942&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F08%2Fdan-gilbert-on-why-the-brain-scares-itself%2F For the Harvard Law Record, Harvard Law Students, Anush Emelianova and Gustavo Ribeiro, wrote a nice summary of Dan Gilbert’s recent lecture at Harvard Law School.  His lecture, titled “Why Does the Brain Scare Itself?,” drew a  crowd of roughly 150 students and contributed to Gilbert’s reputation as an amazing and captivating speaker.    Here’s Emilianova and Ribeiro’s description. * * * Why does the brain scare itself?  On Monday, October 19, Professor Dan Gilbert confronted this question in an event sponsored by first-year Section VI. Professor Gilbert, who wrote  the bestselling book Stumbling on Happiness, is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard University and the Director of Harvard’s Hedonic Psychology Laboratory. He opened his remarks by ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2971942 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:12:41 +0100 2971942 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2904947&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F19%2Fdan-gilbert-on-the-situation-of-our-decisions%2F Situationist friend Dan Gilbert, who will be speaking today at Harvard Law School (details here), recently completed another fascinating TedTalk. Here is their summary:   “Dan Gilbert presents research and data from his exploration of happiness — sharing some surprising tests and experiments that you can also try on yourself. Watch through to the end for a sparkling Q&A with some familiar TED faces.”  Here’s the video. * * * * * * For a sample of previous Situationist posts by or about Dan Gilbert and his work, see “The Situational Consequences of Uncertainty,” “Dan Gilbert on the Situation of Psychology,” “Something to Smile About,” “The Situation of Climate Change,” “The Heat is On,” “Don’t ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2904947 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:15:02 +0100 2904947 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2902826&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F18%2Fdan-gilbert-to-speak-at-harvard-law-school%2F For more details, click here. (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2902826 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:01:32 +0100 2902826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2828272&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F24%2Fthe-situational-consequences-of-uncertainty%2F This spring, Situationist friend, Dan Gilbert published another illuminating and entertaining op-ed, titled “What We Don’t Know Makes Us Nervous,” (New York Times, May 21, 2009).  Here’s an excerpt. * * * Seventy-six years ago, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took to the inaugural dais and reminded a nation that its recent troubles “concern, thank God, only material things.” In the midst of the Depression, he urged Americans to remember that “happiness lies not in the mere possession of money” and to recognize “the falsity of material wealth as the standard of success.” “The only thing we have to fear,” he claimed, “is fear itself.” As it turned out, Americans had a great deal more to fear than that, and their innocent belief that money buys happiness ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2828272 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:01:51 +0100 2828272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2716003&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F20%2Fdan-gilbert-on-the-situation-of-psychology%2F The good folks at Big Think interviewed Situationist friend Dan Gilbert and asked him about the future of psychology.  Among other things, Gilbert had this to say. Surely the other big problem facing psychology is the problem facing any behavioral science in the United States of America, which is we have leaders who don’t much appreciate behavioral science. It’s an odd thing, given that virtually every problem you’re trying to solve is a problem of human behavior. These aren’t sciences that gather much respect. And as a result, they’re not sciences that are doing very well in terms of funding. It’s quite possible that psychology as we know it won’t exist as a science in 10 or 15 years if we follow the present course of funding in the U.S.A. The video of his complete response... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2716003 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:02:02 +0100 2716003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2726974&cid=t_215269_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FVirologyBlog%2F%7E3%2FyiwtBNFD4Q0%2F Recently while driving north on the New York State Thruway I passed the exit for the town of Coxsackie, NY (population 8,884). I grabbed my camera and photographed the exit sign, and reminded myself to write about the virus named after this small town. In the summer of 1947 there were several small outbreaks of poliomyelitis in upstate New York. Gilbert Dalldorf, the director of the Wadsworth Laboratory in Albany, NY, and his associate Grace M. Sickles investigaged this outbreak. In particular they sought polioviruses that could replicate in mice. This search was motivated by the fact that research on poliovirus required the use of monkeys which were extremely expensive. Dalldorf had attended the Fourth International Congress for Microbiology in 1947 where he heard that very young mice &#8... virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2726974 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:00:50 +0100 2726974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561275&cid=t_215269_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAwfulPlasticSurgery%2F%7E3%2FQD65ZR4yKW8%2F Melissa Gilbert is to your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561275 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:50:41 +0100 2561275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376171&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F29%2Fthe-situation-of-climate-change%2F From Pop!Tech and YouTube, here is Situationist friend, Harvard Professor Daniel Gilbert speaking  about the psychology of global warming. * * * * * * For related Sitautionist posts, see “Jeffrey Sachs on the Situation of Global Poverty,” “The Need for a Situationist Morality,” “The Heat is On,” and “Captured Science.” (Source: The Situationist) The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376171 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:11:53 +0100 2376171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365373&cid=t_215269_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3410 I know you’re thinking I’m stating the obvious. Well, factually I don’t. I did for a month, but I have commitment issues and it didn’t last. This is the name of the latest Sky Gilbert play at Buddies at Bad Times Theatre, and I got to interview him for my second only feature, and my first interview without a Snuggie. The link for it is here: It’s not exactly family friendly stuff, and is explicit at times. I was so nervous to meet him, and it turned out we had a great chat that lasted for over and hour and a half. In many ways we are different, however there are many similarities. He’s a shit disturber I respect, and I admire his “I don’t give a shit about what you think” Whereas I’ve come across others who have been pathetically ... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365373 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:43:45 +0100 2365373 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2298727&cid=t_215269_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3280 foto taken by my esteemed colleague Bob. L, who you see comment on here frequently. I’m worn out. The reason I haven’t posted since Friday is that I’ve been at the Ontario AIDS Network’s Leadership Alumni conference (meetings? I’m not sure what to call it). This program had been developed a few years ago to replace for format for getting people with HIV together provincially that wasn’t working out to well. My first visit in 2005 everyone was still trying to approve minutes that weren’t even from that year. Needless to say it was very nice to come to this new body and see so many people engaged with so much enthusiasm. The evening prior I was asked to speak on during the segment on the HIV stigma campaign in which I participated. And usually I went up to the mic on a wing and... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2298727 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:43:26 +0100 2298727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232534&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2009%2F03%2F01%2Fis-there-a-creative-genius-in-all-of-us%2F Is there a ‘creative genius’ in all of us? Elizabeth Gilbert, author of bestselling book Eat, Pray, Love (One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia), thinks so. In this TED talk, she considers the possibility that everyone has a ‘genuis’ inside them and they just need to find it and let it out. Watch it. It will inspire you to keep working on finding your genius. Tags: creative genius, creativity, elizabeth gilbert, genius, positive thinking, SuccessShare This (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232534 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:27:59 +0100 2232534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2163516&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fcontinuing-problem-of-advocacy-masking.html I have written about this before--the phenomenon of political or ideological advocacy masking as objective scientific studies and then published in prestigious medical and other professional journals. (So have others who I admire.) Ironically, in the post I link above, I quoted an article published in the Lancet complaining about biased studies in the UN, the very journal which this post concerns. Apparently, it published a "study" claiming very high Iraqi civilian casualties. (No comments about the Iraq War please.) Now, a polling organization is trying to find the bases for the claims but the authors are refusing to cooperate. From the story:A prominent group of polling researchers has accused the lead author of a 2006 study suggesting massive civilian deaths in Iraq of violating the pol... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2163516 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:05:00 +0100 2163516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1561426&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F07%2F01%2Fthe-situation-of-affective-forecasting-and-the-law-abstract%2F Discussion turns on the appropriateness of various emotions for the substantive law, and on attempts to model the place of the emotions in the law. Implicit in some of these theories, however - and explicit in others - is the assumption that emotions are predictable, manageable, and (for some commentators) under conscious control. This assumption is belied by psychological research on affective forecasting that demonstrates individuals’ inability to accurately predict future emotional states, both their own and others’. Such inaccuracy has surprisingly broad implications for both substantive and procedural aspects of the legal system. The research findings also demonstrate the implausibility of some theoretical models of the emotions; if these models are flawed, then the normat... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1561426 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:57:30 +0100 1561426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1405492&cid=t_215269_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F04%2F29%2Fconversation-with-dan-gilbert%2F Claudia Dreifus published her interview of Situationist friend, Dan Gilbert in The New York Times last week. It’s a fascinating exchange. Here’s a sample. * * * At Harvard, the social psychologist Daniel Gilbert is known as Professor Happiness. That is because the 50-year-old researcher directs a laboratory studying the nature of human happiness. Dr. Gilbert’s “Stumbling on Happiness” [see book cover in right margin] was a New York Times paperback best seller for 23 weeks and won the 2007 Royal Society Prize for Science Books. Q. HOW DID YOU STUMBLE ONTO YOUR AREA OF STUDY? A. It was something that happened to me roughly 13 years ago. I spent the first decade of my career studying what psychologists call “the fundamental attribution error,” which is about how people h... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1405492 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:40:36 +0100 1405492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1289783&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E5%2F248558223%2FuCaaSccaaUU We've blogged briefly about the Singularity before, but with it getting more and more attention in the media, it has even merited a video parody! So, with apologies to Gilbert & Sullivan, enjoy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1289783 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:23:22 +0100 1289783 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1252695&cid=t_215269_90_f&fid=36413&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdcscience.net%2F%3Fp%3D220 This afternoon I went to the Coliseum to see a revival of Jonathan Miller’s 1986 production of the Mikado. It was beautifully staged. The well-known patter song of Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner of Japan, begged for a version that deals with anti-science (original here). The serious post will come later. [...] (Source: DC's goodscience) DC's goodscience blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1252695 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:16:44 +0100 1252695 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1179318&cid=t_215269_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F223394770%2F “I couldn’t stop thinking about what my sister had said to me once, as she was breastfeeding her firstborn: ‘Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it’s what you want before you commit.’ ” — Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, p. 10. Tags: breastfeeding, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert, lactation, parenthood, Parenting, quoteShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1179318 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:48:26 +0100 1179318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=908806&cid=t_215269_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2007%2F09%2Ffor-what-its-worth.html "Because the world is so corrupted, misspoken, unstable, exaggerated and unfair, one should trust only what one can experience with one's own senses, and this makes the senses stronger in Italy than anywhere in Europe. This is why, Barzini says, Italians will tolerate hideously incompetent generals, presidents, tyrants, professors, bureaucrats, journalists and captains of industry, but will never tolerate incompetent opera singers, conductors, ballerinas, courtesans, actors, film directors, cooks, tailors...In a world of disorder and disaster and fraud, sometimes only beauty can be trusted."-Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray LoveSo I'm reading the book, and these few sentences give me pause. Perhaps it's the "trust" word.From my earliest memory, there was chaos and suspicion in my life. One day,... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=908806 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:21:00 +0100 908806 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=897216&cid=t_215269_151_f&fid=35793&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thejunkyswife.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fstill-there-is-pleasure.html I have stolen both the title and the idea for this post from Beyond The Map's list of things that are giving her pleasure in spite of the chaos of moving. It's a lovely post, and it made me want to write my own list about what gives me pleasure in the midst of all the chaos in my life...it's like a gratitude list without the guilt!1. On my desk, I have this wonderful squishy skull guy. When I squeeze him, his brains pop out all bulbous and orange. I love him. He's a Halloween toy.2. I have spent my day writing, again. Nothing is better.3. All my secret blogging friends are the best, best, best! I also like are secret talky box that can steal my attention for hours and hours.4. The prospect of all the wonderful things that will be here, soon...like the Friday pizza, the changing leaves, the... Heroin Addiction Codependence blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=897216 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:41:00 +0100 897216