The New Flu Shot for Babies: Puppies! (cute pics)
Now here’s a counterintuitive science finding: According to the latest research, babies who spend time around a dog or cat to in their first year of life get fewer colds than those who live in a...
View ArticleWhen Business and Ethics Collide: Yoga Journal vs. Hyatt Boycott
As hundreds of yogis scurried through Embarcadero Center last Thursday, a small group of impassioned hotel workers joined their voices just a few strides away in protest against the Hyatt hotel chain...
View ArticleCute Kitty Responds to Campaign to Kill America’s Cats
According to a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, free-roaming house cats kill around 4 billion wild animals across the U.S. every year. The scientists who conducted the study...
View Article10 Strange and Little-Known Facts About Charles Darwin
Happy Darwin Day! Today marks the 204th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, and in celebration of his life and works I’ve dug up 10 weird facts about the man behind the theory of natural selection....
View ArticleMatt Damon: I’m Not Using a Toilet Until The Water Crisis is Solved
Matt Damon has vowed not to use the bathroom until the world water crisis is solved. The multi-award-winning actor made the announcement in a video released on Tuesday, saying that he is boycotting...
View ArticleCan Science Tell Us What is Morally Right and Wrong?
This article is a response to Julian Walker’s recent blog on YogaBrains, The Contortionist: Science, Morality, and Extreme Relativism Julian Walker, a fellow YogaBrainer whose thinking and writing I...
View ArticleHow the Monsanto Protection Act Silently Slipped Into Law
Last week, Congress quietly passed a controversial last minute addition to the Agricultural Appropriations Bill that has many food and consumer advocates up in arms. The addendum, which has been...
View ArticleDove Real Beauty Sketches: Why Do Women Hate Their Bodies?
Do women see themselves less accurately than strangers do? According to a study commissioned by Dove, only 4% of women around the world would describe themselves as beautiful. 72% of young girls...
View ArticleWill Banning Underweight Models Prevent Eating Disorders?
In 2007, Israeli fashion model Hila Elmaliah died of anorexia at 34-years-old. She had dwindled away to just under 60 pounds when she passed. Elmaliah’s untimely death motivated her friend, Israeli...
View Article#OccupyYouAreBeautiful: Why I’m Camped Out On A Rooftop Yoga Mat
Right now I’m sitting on a yoga mat on the rooftop of 2309 Main Street in Santa Monica, California. Just below me is a giant red wall painted with the words “YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL,” and there are two...
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