Psychness

Mental Health Parity - Success!

I received this update today via email from the APA, American Psychological Association Practice Organization. Congrats to the APA and other members who made this possible.
For your information:
APA Practice Organization Information Alert
Date: June 18, 2008
From: [...]

Lifehacker “Fitness: Track Your Fitness Progress with Free Tools”

In case you missed it, Lifehacker did a nice write-up of some fitness tools for PC and Mac. I am currently trying out CRON-o-Meter, a free open-source food diary, to lose a few pounds and adjust my diet. A full write-up to come. Source : http://lifehacker.com/393083/track-your-fitness-progress-with-free-tools

Commentary: Scientists to share insights into compassion with the Dalai Lama

All we need is love and a conference with the Dalai Lama! Researchers from a number of universities are sharing their research about compassion.
What these researchers have in common: Their work contributes to the scientific exploration of compassion — insights they’ll share with the Dalai Lama during a five-day “Seeds of Compassion” gathering that starts [...]

Video: All is full of ^Robot love

Are we ready for robot love? I’m not talking about love between a human and robot, rather, love between two robots. Certainly technology will take our artificial, mechanical creations to this point one day, but are we humans ready to program love and possibly learn about love from robots? Watch the video below and leave [...]