Be Good; Live Longer
In behavior shapes genes
Yet another study has come out that suggests your body itself may help you be a better person, while, at the same time, you can help your body by being a better person. It’s a partnership! In The Constant Choice, I suggest that the science of epigenetics has been hinting how good behavior can actually…Read More
Be Good; Live Longer
In gene expression
Yet another study has come out that suggests your body itself may help you be a better person, while, at the same time, you can help your body by being a better person. It’s a partnership! In The Constant Choice, I suggest that the science of epigenetics has been hinting how good behavior can actually…Read More
The Goodness of Gump
In Forrest Gump
When Forrest Gump first came out, I had a friend who said this film, more than any other one she’d ever seen, spoke to her about pure goodness. Though I hadn’t thought of it quite that way when I saw it, her words rang true back then and they seem even more accurate now that…Read More
The Rich Are Different
In empathy
In a conversation that never actually happened face-to-face, this is what F.Scott Fitzgerald ostensibly told Ernest Hemingway, to which he eventually replied: yes, they have more money. A recent study in Health and Science suggests that the rich are less scrupulous than the rest. To the cynical, this comes as no surprise. But personally, I’m…Read More
Reader Response
In Biff Poggi
Peter, Early this year, you wrote on your blog (“No One Eats Lunch Alone Here”) about a book called Season of Life. As the author of that book, I would like to thank you for your kind and meaningful words. I apologize for being so late with this note, but it was only yesterday that I learned about your blog. I’m pleased to…Read More
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