The Mindful Lover
Jeremy Adam Smith offers three science-based sex tips for the emotionally intelligent gentleman.
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Book Reviews | February 21, 2012Two new books explore the appeal of mindfulness to North Americans.
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Greater Good Sex Tips for Guys
February 12, 2012Jeremy Adam Smith offers three science-based sex tips for the emotionally intelligent gentleman.
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What Mel Brooks Can Teach Us about “Group Flow”
January 24, 2012Researcher R. Keith Sawyer looks to comedians and jazz groups for 10 keys to more creative, successful teams in the office, on the field, and beyond.
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Fred Luskin on Overcoming the Pain of Intimacy
February 11, 2012The director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects explores how to cope with the pain of a fight with someone we love.
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The Captain Who Fell into the Lifeboat
January 20, 2012What the Costa Concordia disaster reveals about heroism—and how we can train ourselves to be heroes.
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Fox News: GGSC Fellow Study is “Junk”
December 30, 2011New media coverage of our research ranges from the helpful to the political.
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What Mel Brooks Can Teach Us about “Group Flow”
January 24, 2012Researcher R. Keith Sawyer looks to comedians and jazz groups for 10 keys to more creative, successful teams in the office, on the field, and beyond.
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How to Find the Good in People We Love
When we’re fighting with people we love, it can become hard to see the good in them. The director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects explores how to cope with the pain of a fight.
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