It’s our weekly gathering for the exchange of information, opinions and ideas. It’s “Free Your Mind Friday” on Leid Stories, and what you have to say—about…

Joel visited the bench this past week, the same bench for which he titled his book. He shares with us the fantastic, LOA-related experiences he…

Now that the agitprop babble of the conventions is behind us, we might ask, what is all this showman/woman/ship all about? Does the election of…

If anyone doubted that a percentage of the global population are akin to zombies, the incidents following the release of Pokémon Go have surely convinced…

Harvard University Health Services Director Paul Barreira recently stated: “I’m actually more concerned now than I was during any time of the outbreak.” Harvard isn’t…

Work-life balance is one of the aspects of well-being that I have the hardest time implementing in my own life. As a happiness researcher and…

The 1998 US Army document ‘Bioeffects of Selected Nonlethal Weapons’ says “investigators are even beginning to describe similarities between microwave irradiation and drugs regarding their…

Whether you've been through a bad break up or you're reading a sympathy card, the old saying, “Time heals everything,” gets passed around whenever someone is…

You drop a glass while making breakfast. You get stuck in traffic on your way to work. Your boss yells at you for being late.…

In 2006, Becky Blanton decided to make a radical life change. She wanted adventure, and she set out to be a full-time camper, moving into…

The magical religion of Firstism in America has two regressive, infantile manifestations. For decades, rightwing chauvinism has worshipped America Firstism. Because the US is always…

Just add a handful of almonds: a University of Florida study suggests that improving one's diet can be as simple as that. Researchers studied the…