Fear Is a Weak Motivator
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Scaring people about the health risks of smoking and obesity or the environmental consequences of pollution is an ineffective way to change their behavior, according to a wide-ranging analysis of studies into what works -- and what does not -- in getting people to live healthier lives and treat the...
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A little less conversation and a little more action
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Why we remain keen for green even though it often gives us more social anxiety than satisfaction
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This year there seem to be more movies than usual that, whether or not they intend to provoke fear, take fear as their subject.
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The Bull makes some good points -- but not good enough.
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Life hardens us and art desensitizes us. Is the culture of violence turning us into creatures without empathy? Commentary by Tony Long.
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Electric shock experiments on humans have shown that brain regions linked to fear responses are also highly activated when fears are unlearned, a finding that provides insight into developing drugs for anxiety and other fear disorders.
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The study shows that images of fear affect the emotional part of the brain. Since the link between the emotional brain and action is stronger than the link between the visual brain and action, viewing fearful
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Successful athletes don&#39;t make the team because of their mediation skills. They are bullies with a purpose. If sportsman-like conduct isn&#39;t called forth during high testosterone moments, all is typically lost.
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Harness your fear for greater investing success.
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LONDON - Despite their best efforts, some people just don&#39;t benefit from strenuous exercise the same way others do, researchers say.
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NEW YORK, July 19 -- On most days  in this city, the line that separates the Whens from  the Ifs -- those who think another act of terrorism here is a certitude, and those who do not -- is pretty hard to spot. After nearly six incident-free years, New Yorkers tend to choose a side on the fear div...
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A Harvard researcher says seeing someone in a fearful posture triggers areas of the brain that express emotion and prime the body for action, even without seeing the person&#39;s facial expression.
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The premise that a person can reliably identify the psychic roots of an addiction, or any other act of self-sabotage is highly overrated.
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For some, a new study validates concerns of too much positive reinforcement of the young. Others say it lacks needed nuance.
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Grimly austere barely begins to describe the atmosphere of dread that seeps through "Fear X" like a toxic mist.
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Nothing gives your principles a workout like a business trip. Taking a stand for your beliefs isnât easy when youâre outside of your comfort zone, but the rewards can be significant.