Despite decades of research establishing the causes and consequences of emotions in the laboratory, we know surprisingly little about emotions in everyday life. We developed a smartphone application that monitored real-time emotions of an exceptionally large (N = 11,000+) and heterogeneous participants sample. People's everyday life seems profoundly emotional: participants experienced at least ...

This article reviews the sources of exposure and health effects of common toxicants encountered by patients in primary care practice. The recognition and management of exposure to indoor and outdoor pollutants, heavy metals, pesticides, electromagnetic fields, and endocrine-disrupting chemicals are listed. A sample environmental history form is included.

Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths is a book written for a general audience about a number of ideas in computer science and how they are applied in practice. Despite the widespread interest in all things related to computers, very few such books have been written, and I know of no others that cover the particular subjects included here. The book gives clear, almost entir...

To beginners, both warning and encouragement are frequently given. The method is simple, the results at first small, and progress often slow, but we are assured that " Relaxation will always work its way to the end if the patient perseveres." Actually, the quiet perseverance demanded is itself a part of the re-educative process involved, for even in simple cases much readjustment is necessary. ...