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Stress Tapping: What it is & How to do it
STRESS TAPPING
Are you looking for a new method to coping with stress, pain, and anxiety? Well, "stress tapping" is one of many ways that can be added to your techniques for maintaining your mental health and wellness. Stress "tapping" is also known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)...
Music & Emotions: A Series (Part 3 – Indignant/Defiant)
Album Songs:
You’ve Seen the Butcher - Deftones
Deftones - You've Seen The Butcher - YouTube
Links 2 3 4 - Rammstein
Rammstein - Links 2 3 4 (Official Video) - YouTube
Psychosocial - Slipknot
Slipknot - Psychosocial (Instrumental version) - YouTube
I Stand Alone -...
Unusual Units of Measurement
Unusual Units of Measurement
As early as kindergarten, we are taught to measure things here in the U.S. using inches, feet, and centimeters. Later we are taught that volume is measured in cubic meters (m^3), and that time is measured in hours or minutes in a day.
Have you...
Music & Emotions: A Series (Part 2 – Amusing)
Album Songs:
The Streetbeater (Sanford and Son Theme) - Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones - The Streetbeater aka Sanford & Son Theme - YouTube
Grass Land - Super Mario Bros. 3 (Koji Kondo)
Grass Land - Super Mario Bros. 3 - YouTube
Sugar Zone - Silent Partner
Sugar...
Reflection on CS4641 Project
Introduction
When my professor assigned a new project in my CS 4641 class, Machine Learning, I felt panic begin to set in. All I could think of was my unpleasant experience from a couple weeks back. I had never coded for any machine learning project, so when I...
Racing Rats’ Impact on Mental Health
Introduction
The authors of “Enriched environment exposure accelerates rodent driving skills”, published in Behavioral Brain Research, conducted an experiment intended to study the impact of the environment on the efficacy of stress-releasing mental health treatments in lab rats. This study aimed to see how an enriched environment, both...
‘Vampire Facials’: Viable or Just Bloody Gross?
To pursue beauty, people will use makeup, creams, and even plastic surgery. But, would you spread your own blood on your face?
Wait, Your Own Blood?
Earlier this year, these treatments, known as ‘blood facials’ or ‘vampire facials’ became well known due to celebrities such as Kim Kardashian posting...
Psych Comic Interlude
Psychology Comics Interlude
Psychology is one of the most relevant and interesting science fields that pertain to humans. Psychology is the science of mind and behavior, and it includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as our individual feelings and thoughts. Enjoy these entertaining comics...
Music & Emotions: A Series (Part 1 – Scary/Fear)
Album Songs:
Flow - Peder B. Helland
Peder B. Helland - Flow - YouTube
FSO - Jaws “The Shark Theme” - John Williams
FSO - Jaws - "The Shark Theme" (John Williams) - YouTube
Halloween 1978 (main theme) - John Carpenter
John Carpenter - Halloween 1978 (main...
Kiki vs. Bouba: A Psychological Phenomenon
Begin by taking this fun quiz! --> Are These More "Bouba" Or "Kiki"? (buzzfeed.com)
Were you among the majority that named the spiky figure Kiki and the round figure Bouba? It seems that this is the case for many individuals. This question of “Kiki or Bouba” emerged with...
The Green Tree Frog: Southern Summer Ambience
Introduction
The green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) is a bright green, average sized frog. Adults are about an inch or two long, with females typically being slightly larger than the males. Most green tree frogs have a white stripe down the middle of their bodies, like the frog...
Where do Great Blue Herons catch their snacks?
Introduction
Great blue herons are part of the Ardea genus, which is a genus of birds that includes the herons, egrets, and bitterns. These birds are typically pretty large in size, with lengths usually greater than 80–100 cm. You’re most likely to find members of this genus in...