On AlterNet: emotion

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "emotion"

Imagination, Not Science, Is The Key To Solving Climate Change

Stephen Leahy, March 1, 2012.

Facts alone aren't changing our behavior. Real change will require engaging our imaginations, and appealing to our human values.

Animals Have Emotional Lives, Too

Marc Bekoff, YES! Magazine. March 29, 2011.

Grief, friendship, gratitude, wonder, and other things we animals experience.

How Crying Can Make You Healthier

Roger Dobson, The Independent UK. November 14, 2008.

We all know a good cry helps to soothe our minds. Now doctors are discovering that tears may help to heal our bodies, too.

How Your Mood Affects Your Health

Anastasia Stephens, Independent UK. December 14, 2007.

Smiling, laughing and feeling thankful doesn't just make you a better person to be around -- it makes you a healthier one too.

Emotion Trumps Logic in the Voting Booth

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. October 24, 2007.

All logic points to Republican losses in 2008. But logic doesn't vote -- and logic doesn't win elections, argues Drew Westen.