Little things make a big difference
Know someone having a tough time with their mental health? Little things make a big difference http://t.co/JU2wzr0LaB pic.twitter.com/jpZ5CLOAsY — Time to Change (@TimetoChange) July 28, 2014
Deadly Ebola virus threatens West Africa
Deadly Ebola virus threatens West Africa – one of the deadliest diseases known to man http://t.co/2b0vh6PKx6 pic.twitter.com/YURnhtnSn0 — nzherald Video (@nzheraldvideo) July 29, 2014 Related articles Ebola Virus Could Spread Worldwide, Experts Warn New Fears About Ebola Spread After Plane Scare Ebola Virus In West Africa Just a Plane Ride Away: Health Experts What to…
Spread the word, not colds
Spread the word, not colds and ‘flu! Check out these tips for preventing the spread of winter illnesses. pic.twitter.com/aASxl8PBzO — ARPHS (@aklpublichealth) July 29, 2014
Stigma is dead
Stigma is dead. Stigma was eradicated years and years ago in many people who suffer from no-fault biological diseases. For example, stigma used to exist in men with prostate cancer and women with breast cancer. It also existed in people with no illness at all: gays, lesbians, the left-handed and other historically marginalized populations. But…
Call it as you see it
Prevention 101: Call it as you see it – tell them what they’re doing is not OK #AreYouThatSome1 pic.twitter.com/8P7pgfl3Pa — Stop Sexual Violence (@AreYouThatSome1) July 29, 2014 Related articles Stop Sexual Violence Illegal drugs and prostitution add £10bn to UK economy under new EU rules
Are you that someone ?
Men seen as the key to ending sexual violence. Society needs more people like my man @RichieHardcore http://t.co/xenptKkOrn — Dai Henwood (@daihenwood) July 28, 2014 Talk About It Our Stories Are You That Someone? 26 June 2014 A new campaign encourages young people to step in safely when they see sexual assault or behaviour that…
How to think better
Teaching How To Think http://t.co/tFCVUkn4VJ – Shane Parrish (@farnamstreet) July 28, 2014 4. Challenge your preferences. Like presumptive beliefs (see no. 3), your supposed likes and dislikes can limit your mind. I used to be a bit of an expensive-wine snob. But then I did a blind taste test of wines from different price ranges…
The kingdom of Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (/??z?mb?rd bru??n?l/; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859), was an English mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, a series of steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship and numerous important bridges and tunnels. His designs revolutionised public transport and modern engineering. Though Brunel’s projects were…
Beyond the darkness of art – Stanley Kubrick the family man
However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light–#quote #Kubrick very cool, Stanley! pic.twitter.com/JOpdEJZNPP — Planet Art Therapy (@arttherapynews) July 27, 2014 Kubrick married his high-school sweetheart Toba Metz, a keen caricaturist, on 29 May 1948, when he was nineteen years of age. They had attended Taft High School together and had lived in…
How not to help the recently sober
To that end, there are some things that we can say to a newly sober person that can be unhelpful, hurtful or destructive — without us even realizing it. We asked Feinberg to share some of the most unproductive things a newly sober person can hear, and why: “Why can’t you have one or two…