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A Rough Ride Causes No Anxiety On The Train

Last week, I took a train into New York City. I tried out the Porsche gForce app on my iPhone. At times, the app showed a G-force equal to moderate...

The Earth And Emotional Security

Direct contact with the earth affords us a sense of security. This is because, the Mobilization System, our primitive way to regulate our feelings,...

Empathy, Morality and Evil

Researcher Paul Zak finds empathy causes the release of oxytocin. That is not new. What is new is thatin his book, The Moral Molecute, he claims -...

Pilot Fatigue Still A Problem

A few months ago, the FAA adopted new rules governing the number of hours a pilot can fly, and the amount of rest that is required between trips....

World's Scariest Plane Landings is An Irresponsible Aviation Feature

Count on it. If you are an anxious flier and watch a television dramatization about flying, you are going to bemisled and emotionallyvictimized....

One Direction's security makes special accommodations for Niall Horan's phobias

One Direction is currently the biggest boy band in the world. So naturally, the members of One Direction are surrounded or followed by fans and...

When a pilot breaks psychologically

When JetBlue captain Clayton Osbon became erratic, his copilot invented a reason for him to go back into the cabin. Once the captain was out of the...