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Can we change our personalities?

Research has shown that it is not unusual for people to want to change aspects of their personality. A 2014 survey found that the following aspects of personali...

$1 million crypto trading contest announced

Largest trading contest in crypto history coming Q3! Pinnacle Trading Platform, owned by Pinnacle Brilliance System Inc., have just announced a trading contest ...

Health benefits of coffee

Coffee is one of the single healthiest things you can drink. Several studies have shown that most people who live in the west get more antioxidants from coffee ...

Four altcoin charts with the mathematics in your favour

Altcoins are easier to trade than any other market. The reason is that they give you an outstanding risk/reward ratio, combined with a short market cycle. Some ...

Effects of weight training

How fast is it possible to gain muscle? Studies have shown that the answer to this question very much depends on the individual. Two people doing exactly the sa...

How does meditation change the brain?

In today’s world, it is not enough to merely make a claim. The claim must be backed up by evidence, and the more evidence the better. Meditation really does alt...

The psychology of dreams

There are various was to categorise dreams. The categories given here emerge from scientific studies of dream analysis. Most dreams fit into more than one categ...

The illusion of not sleeping!

Perhaps you have had the occasional night where you felt that you slept very little, if at all. Research has shown that in these situation we actually do sleep,...

Use green tea extract rather than green tea for optimal health and weight loss benefits

Most people have formed the opinion that eating foods whole and in natural form is better than taking them in capsule form as food supplements. In fact which of...

Two central claims of protein manufacturers examined

Protein supplement companies often market their products in aggressive manner. It is no secret that sports supplement companies will sometimes twist around the ...

Meditation and spiritual development

Meditation is growing in popularity in western medical settings. Twenty minutes of meditation per day leads to mental and physical health benefits which are at ...

How to create a diet that will work

So you aren’t happy with what you see in the mirror and you want to make changes. You are in the same position as hundreds of thousands of other individuals, so...

The true self in the work place

Psychologists have argued for decades for the importance of expressing emotions honestly. A new study has found that expressing inauthentic emotions and values ...

Exercise: The magic health cure?

If you possibly can, you should be exercising. Physical fitness is a greater prediction of death than any other health measure. The fitter you are, the less lik...

What is the purpose of life? The hierarchy of needs is psychology’s answer

The psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a hierarchy of human needs which his research found each person must address, and address in approximate order, in ord...

What is the purpose of life? The hierarchy of needs is psychology’s answer

The psychologist Abraham Maslow developed a hierarchy of human needs which his research found each person must address, and address in approximate order, in ord...

Walking will raise creativity, studies show

It is well known that exercise is good for you. But plenty of people do not take exercise. One of the reasons for this is that exercise takes time out of your d...

I am a blockchain developer and academic writer

I am a company director and blockchain developer, and former academic. I am currently developing the Pinnacle platform trading app and Brilliance token. I am wo...