By Ray Williams April 19, 2021 We all have a remedy — a glass of wine or a piece of chocolate — for lifting our spirits when we’re in a bad mood. Rather than focusing on ways to make ourselves feel better, a team of Iowa State University researchers suggests wishing...
By Ray Williams April 11, 2021 Making decisions in the face of uncertainty has never been easy. But the global pandemic has raised the stakes for many previously mundane choices: how to travel, where to get food, when to send kids back to school. Understanding how...
By Ray Williams April 5, 2021 Research shows there are plenty of toxic bosses in organizations. They exist on a spectrum from the psychopath to the charismatic narcissistic or abusive leader. Yet, most of us are familiar with toxic leaders who continue to be...
By Ray Williams April 3, 2021 We’ve all heard of or experienced ourselves the mental or physical “brain freeze” that’s often described as “choking” under pressure. Why did Michelle Kwan, favored to win the gold medal in the 2002 Olympics, fall on a triple jump,...
By Ray Williams August 13, 2021 Current times could be a perfect storm for the rise of unethical, and in some cases, amoral leaders. We continue to destroy our natural habitat despite ominous warnings of the planet becoming uninhabitable. We continue to be led...
By Ray Williams April 2, 2021 The evolving science of wisdom rests on the idea that wisdom’s defined traits correspond to distinct regions of the brain, and that greater wisdom translates into greater happiness and life satisfaction while being less wise results in...
