"Peace of mind: The Battle"

8/28/10. Paul Beston writes a review of Ms. Sissela Bok's book "Exploring Happiness." Ms. Bok brings to bear her formidable talents in moral philosophy to contribute wide knowledge in this area.

"In the end, Ms. Bok believes science, philosophy..., and personality experience all have worthwhile things to tell use about happiness. She reminds use than human beings have sought happiness in all times and circumstances, even when faced with poverty , disease and war. There is thus a great deal of wisdom to draw on."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703649004575437652525950856.html?mod=WSJ_Books_LS_Books_5#printMode

"When Fad Science is Bad Science"

8/27/10. Disaster in the land of evolutionary psychology.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703846604575447843736639542.html#printMode

"Can Preschoolers Be Depressed?"

8/26/10. Yes.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/magazine/29preschool-t.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all

James M. Tanner, RIP

8/24/10. Dr. Tanner was a renowned pediatrician and an expert in how children grow.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/science/24tanner.html?hpw

O. Ivar Lovaas, RIP

8/23/10. Dr. Lovaas was a pioneer in the behavioral treatment of autism.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/health/23lovaas.html?_r=1

"Why Psychopaths Kill and Libertarians Don't...or is that Librarians?"

8/20/10. Neuroscientist James Fallon discusses his research on the brains of psychopaths.

http://reason.com/blog/2010/08/19/reasontv-three-ingredients-for

"Still Surprised. A Memoir of a Life in Leadership"

8/17/10, Adrian Woolridge, management editor for "The Economist," reviews eighty-five year old Warren Bennis' book "Still Surprised." I have followed Bennis' writings on leadership for many years, and was surprised by this review.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960004575427401431015016.html?KEYWORDS=warren+bennis

"The Power Trip"

8/15/10. Jonah Lehrer, author of "How We Decide," and "Proust Was a Neuroscientist," writes:

"Contrary to the Machiavellian cliche, nice people are more likely to rise to power. Then something strange happens:  Authority undermines the very talents that got them there."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704407804575425561952689390.html?KEYWORDS=jonah+lehrer

"Can Money Buy Happiness?"

8/11/10. Psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky answers this often-asked question.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-money-buy-happiness&print=true

The New Science of Morality

8/10/10. There is a growing body of thoughtful research that clarifies and expands the developing field of the science of morality. This is an Edge conference.

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/morality10/morality10_index.html

Evolutionary Psychology

8/7/10. A conversation with evolutionary psychologists Leda Cosmides and John Tooby. What makes the invisible hand such a frightening idea? Watch this remarkable video.

http://reason.com/blog/2010/08/05/leda-cosmides-john-tooby

Leda Cosmides and John Tooby: "A Primer on Evolutionary Psychology"

http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html

"What Social Science Does --- and Doesn't --- Know"

8/1/19. Jim Manzi writes that our ignorance of the human condition is profound.

http://www.city-journal.org/2010/20_3_social-science.html