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A matter of will over want

Cherri Greeno

New research from the University of Waterloo explains why our brains often fail to turn intention into action, and why ... Read More

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Don’t delay! Read about the science of procrastination right now!

Tim Pychyl

New Year’s resolutions have been a tradition for thousands of years. Though these resolutions have varied a great deal, ... Read More

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Adjusting goals is not the same as giving up on them

Deborah Durbin

On January 1st many people set bold exercise goals for themselves as part of their New Year resolutions. Come Valentine’... Read More

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How to set realistic goals for change

Araina Bond (with files from Patchen Barss)

Making New Year’s Resolutions and sticking to them are two very different things. Two Ontario researchers have each discovered ... Read More

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Improving improvement

Patchen Barss

Happy belated New Year. Read More

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Let shopping be your cultural journey

Noreen Fagan

Here’s a fun fact – Canadians eat more sushi than the Japanese. At least that’s what Mark Cleveland says, ... Read More

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Northbound tourists

Patchen Barss

For more than a decade, Lakehead University’s Margaret Johnston has studied travel in polar regions. These days, she’s ... Read More

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A miraculous trip for the history books

Carleton University staff

While on a 2011 research trip to North Western Saudi Arabia, Carleton University Religion student, Anik Laferriere was exploring a remote ... Read More

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Dark tourism: the kitsch of death

Patchen Barss

“Dark tourism” draws travelers to sites where murder, torture and genocide took place. As part of his research, Guelph marketing ... Read More