Why Does Time Slow Down And Speed Up?
Gizmodo Australia – Dec. 3
Time contracts, expands, swallows and spits you out into this instant, which feels — depending on your perspective — either impossibly remote from where you were two years ago or barely removed from it at all. Flight delays, breakups, bouts of serious illness — all can bring you back to the high school classroom where it’s somehow slo-mo clock. You feel every tick. Meanwhile, an uneventful year can spool out in what feels like six days. Or maybe the reverse is true for you. Philip Gable Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Experimental Psychology at the University of Alabama, whose research focuses on attentional scope, memory and time perception, among other things
Death isn’t optional, so why is end-of-life education?
Reflections On Nursing Leadership – Dec. 2.
I recently attended a conference where documentary film maker Carolyn Jones talked about creating a new film, “Defining Hope.” As she shared her journey of learning about death and realizing that end of life is really about living, she remarked on the prevalent denial of death she witnessed. “Americans think death is optional!” she said. It isn’t; it’s inevitable for everyone. Following Jones’ address, I contemplated the extent to which death denial permeates our society. As nurses, we witness death on a seemingly daily basis, but many people—patients, families, and healthcare providers, including nurses—are unwilling to accept it as the natural conclusion to a life’s journey. Instead, we challenge death and avoid it by all possible means, even to the detriment of someone’s quality of life. Megan Lippe, PhD, MSN, RN, @DrMLippe, is an assistant professor and simulation specialist at The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
Cyber Monday is not always good for the community
WVUA – Dec. 2
While those deals are great for consumers, Cyber Monday is not always good for a community. Kathy Deck, an economist at the Culverhouse College of Business at The University of Alabama says there is a downside to the special online shopping.