Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA My friends and patients ask me what IQ tests mean. Here are the facts. Years ago, psychology workers invented various tests that they measure the level of the performance of […]
Editorial by Brian Sprague I was speaking with my wife the other day and she was telling me a story about her drive back to our house with her parents. She told me that as she […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Last article, I wrote about xenophobia — a nasty human trait threatening our civilization, even our presence on this earth. Now I want to write about Philoxenia –- i.e., the […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA The fear and often hatred and even violence towards our fellow humans that they are considered as “others” because of the color of their skin, or their habits, their religious faith, […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Being alive ought to be, and is, a wonderful adventure – and should not treated as a disease, in spite of adversities and circumstances like living in a bad […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor In April 2016, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory release stated the following: On the Road to Finding Other Earths Released by Whitney Clavin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scientists are getting closer to finding worlds […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Our brain is an ambitious organ. It tries to do too many things — often contradictory — in its effort to accommodate conflicting traits of our nature. Our nature […]
A Major Roadblock Against Employing Collective Action Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA The Ancient Greeks in their genius had detected defects in our foresight. They even had a wonderful saying that is rendered here […]
Chambers of Commerce Support Local Businesses and Entrepreneurs By Kay Whatley, Editor A Chamber of Commerce is a network designed to help local businesses or organizations by providing networking opportunities, and advocating for local commerce. […]
Raising Kids – Part 2 Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA I have raised this issue before in a previous article, but this matter is important and complex so we can revisit it again, this […]
Ways Parents can Help their Children with the Stress of Divorce Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA The problem is massive: half of marriages end in divorce. This is due to numerous combining factors: both […]
Why Humans — as Individuals, as Groups, and Nations — Repeatedly Make Faulty Decisions Against Our Self Interest — Unable to Profit or Learn from the Harm Done Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA There must be a built in “goofiness” […]
The need of structure, social interactions, and meaning in our lives as humans Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Friends and patients often ask me, “What are the most important issues to consider relating to […]
AMSOIL “First in Synthetics” Since 1972 Contributed by Gerry Reid, AMSOIL Direct Jobber, Lubrication & Filtration Consultant, Zebulon NC Synthetic lubricants have been around since the early 30’s. The Germans were the first big users during WWII, […]
By Kay Whatley, Editor In a recent interview by Stephen Colbert, Erin Brockovich’s brought to light that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, is “just the tip of the iceberg” and a “national crisis.” During the […]
By Kay Whatley When I see new statistics released, or reports made public, I often read several sources to understand the topic and data presented. I try to make sense of the information, and what […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA We have car care, house care, job care. They are all schedules and we leave reminders to attend to certain tasks for the needs of the car, house, job […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA There is a story which can be used as a powerful metaphor for us humans, facing the same problem. A group of frogs placed in scalding hot water will jump […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Our human nature is a wonder. It is made up of many parts. We have intellect, ingenuity, eagerness to cooperate — most of the time anyway. We have imagination, compassion spirituality, and altruism — again, […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Every parent knows very well the mixed blessing of teenager children in the house. Adolescence is a funny age; like the transforming stages from pupa to chrysalis before becoming butterflies. It reminds me of a […]
Contributed by Johnny A. Phillips It was Halloween night seventy-seven years ago, October 30, 1938 when many Americans tuned their radios to hear the most panic-inducing media experience of all times. Orson Welles presented “The […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA It may sound strange coming from a practicing physician to urge — often for my patients’ welfare and well-being — to try and do things outside of themselves in order […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA There is joy to be had in maintaining a pet. Whether it is a dog, a guinea pig, or even a super intelligent, pot-bellied, dwarf, Vietnamese pig — which competes […]
Contributed by Chad and Jodi Ray, Ray Family Farms It has been a tough start to October here at the farm. Checking on calves in the pouring rain, walking through the mud to find a […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA The question has often been asked: why do humans need mutual love, often, in order for a marriage to last? After all, other mammals are not so enthusiastic. In my […]
Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA We humans, in addition to a selfish, individual part we all have, should not forget we are also mainly social beings: We form friendships, partnerships and groups to belong […]
Traveling on a Floating Global Village Contributed by Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD, DLFAPA Our country is enormous and beautiful. Each corner of it has its own magic. Igor, my grandson, together with my daughter Nicole and […]
Brings Total to 8 Dead and 5 Missing in Just the Last Month By Jay Syrmopoulos, reprinted with author’s permission. Originally published on thefreethoughtproject.com. Last week I reported on a number of doctors, many from […]
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