Steve Martin on Banjo A clip of Steve Martin expertly playing one of his songs on the banjo has resurfaced as the actor celebrated his 77th birthday on Sunday, August 14. The footage shows the actor and comedian playing his song “Banjo Finale: The Great Remember” in a...
The Power of Music on the Human Brain On the effects of music on the immune system There’s some evidence that music actually reduces some of the inflammatory proteins that are floating around in our bodies. Music reduces the stress hormone cortisol; it also increases...
Benefits of Getting Back to Nature and Spending Time Outside In all honesty, Mother Nature may find the indoor world pretty tough to compete with sometimes. After all, she can’t offer flat-screen TVs, air conditioning, or WiFi. But she might potentially offer...
Forgiveness: Letting Go of Grudges and Bitterness Who hasn’t been hurt by the actions or words of another? Perhaps a parent constantly criticized you growing up, a colleague sabotaged a project or your partner had an affair. Or maybe you’ve had a traumatic...
How Striving Affects Wellbeing In 1922, a group of more than 1,500 high-ability U.S. children were enrolled in a study through which researchers would track them for years on end. Ninety years later, a pair of researchers used some of the resulting data to assess how...
