Getting offended easily: Your right or are you just being a dick?

There’s been a spate of recent media-hyped events in which someone has been offended at something. The media storm surrounding it usually focuses on how terrible it was, how upset the person became, how insensitive the one giving offense was. Blah, blah, blah… Today I’m going to Read More …

Evidence versus hearsay: Learning to think like a scientist…

Welcome to Eclectic Moose’s 50th blog – yup, been doing this for almost a whole year. Hope you’re still enjoying. Please let me know if there are any topics you’d like me to write about or incorporate into future blogs. So, onwards. Today I thought Read More …

The science and practise of compassion: Why we don’t need to invoke spirituality to understand and benefit from compassionate action…

Last week I wrote about how to incorporate the basics of mindfulness into your life. I also promised a follow-up on compassion, but rather than to another ‘Dummies guide’, I thought I’d take a stab at both the science behind compassion and some of the things we Read More …