Deep Dives: shame, smells, and shaming people
Author: Mike Davis
Summary: Shame drives us to great self-harm. Media is shame's sledge hammer. Also, pay attention to the sense of smell! Read more...Deep Dives into research, opinion, ideas, and resources.
In this area, I’ve highlighted articles and offered my opinions on research, politics, social wellbeing, recent news, and occasionally, even comedy. I chose to keep this section separate from my blog. I regard my blog posts as less about opinion and more about inspiration and the common human experience. Certainly, my opinions have changed dramatically over my lifetime. I’m sure this will continue.
Number of posts: 19
Deep Dive: Lots more than I could put in a title
Author: Mike Davis
Summary: This week we look at psychological well-being - including from the U.S. Surgeon General, paying attention to the experience of detransitioners, exposomics, silence and epigenetics, Buddhism (religion or not), and my bone to pick with the *Humanist Chaplaincy Network* (I'm not picking any bones with humanist chaplains). Read more...Deep Dive for 2024-02-25: Was COVID worse than the flu?
Author: Mike Davis
Summary: People who should have known to keep quiet until we had the data, told us that COVID was no worse than the flu. They were wrong Read more...Deep Dive: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Author: Mike Davis
Summary: The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, many other purported personality measurements falls short in terms of accuracy. In the wrong hands, it can be dangerous. Read more...Deep Dive: Articles on contemplative practices and near death experiences
Author: Mike Davis
Summary: This week we consider recent research on mindfulness showing distinct patterns of contemplative practive help well-being. We also look at an article on the death experience during CPR. Maybe we shouldn't blow off those near-death experiences so quickly. Read more...