Peace in a Relationship Does Not Require Agreement Harmony in a relationship means understanding, not just agreeing From birth, people are conditioned to believe that their thoughts, opinions, and beliefs define and create their identity When in a disagreement, people may feel as if their identity is being threatened and they must convince a partner…
Shame helps explain the link between vulnerable narcissism and insecure attachment among young adults A new study published in BMC Psychiatry pinpoints the role of shame in contributing to the negative outcomes associated with narcissism in young adults. The researchers found that youth who were higher in vulnerable narcissism demonstrated greater shame, and in turn, higher…
Ground Squirrels Have Four Specific Personalities That Shape Their Ecosystems Humans aren’t the only animals with big personalities. Individual traits, temperaments, and coping styles have been observed among an enormously diverse range of animals, including sea anemones, fish, birds, mammals, spiders, and lizards. In fact, there are some experts who think personality exists across the entire animal…
Psychological Safety Is Not a Hygiene Factor Co-authored with Per Hugander. Per is a strategic advisor helping executives achieve their goals by leveraging science and research in practice “Companies should mandate hygiene factors like ethics and psychological safety” The comment—made by a participant in an executive program a few minutes into the first discussion of a…
Researchers reconstruct major branches in the tree of language The diversity of human languages can be likened to branches on a tree. If you’re reading this in English, you’re on a branch that traces back to a common ancestor with Scots, which traces back to a more distant ancestor that split off into German and…
Milkweed butterflies tear open caterpillars and drink them alive This is the first time scientists have documented the grisly behavior Not all caterpillars grow up to be beautiful butterflies. Some become living milkshakes for their dads, who guzzle caterpillar body fluids to attract the ladies. Recently, scientists reported the first evidence of butterflies sipping from…
Physics explains why humans can walk through crowded places and not spill their coffee The Nobel Prize for Physics is almost upon us, but before we know who is heading to Stockholm (maybe via Zoom again), the Ig Nobel prizes take the limelight. Meant to make you “first laugh, then think”, the Ig Nobels were held…
برگزاری نمایشگاه درباره همه‌گیری طاعون و شباهت‌های آن با دوران کرونا “طاعون؛ یک اپیدمی جهان را تغییر می دهد” عنوان نمایشگاهی در ویتنبرگ آلمان است که شباهت‌ها و تفاوت‌های دوران همه‌گیری طاعون و کرونا را به بازدیدکنندگان یادآور می‌شود. از قرون وسطی اغلب به عنوان تاریک‌ترین دوره تاریخ اروپا یاد می‌شود. با این حال، اگر…
غنا؛ شریکی مطمئن در غرب آفریقا غنا، شریک اصلی آلمان در غرب آفریقا به شمار می‌رود. نگاهی به تاریخچه روابط دو کشور نشان می‌دهد که آلمان در دهه‌های اخیر، سرمایه‌گذاری‌های عظیمی را در حوزه‌های اقتصادی، فرهنگی و اجتماعی در غنا انجام داده است. به طور مثال، حجم تجارت میان این دو کشور در سال ۲۰۱۸،…
آلمان و گرجستان؛ دو سده روابط فرهنگی و اجتماعی بسیاری از تحلیل‌گران سیاسی در آلمان و گرجستان، ۱۳ آوریل سال ۱۹۹۲ را سرآغاز روابط دو کشور می‌دانند. این تاریخ، زمانی است که سیاستمداران دو کشور به صورت رسمی، پذیرفتند که در حوزه‌های مختلف با یکدیگر همکاری نزدیکی داشته باشند. با این وجود، شواهد تاریخی نشان…