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Thursday, 08 October 2020 05:22

How valuable is Emotional Intelligence? This Harvard Prof’s explanation will blow your mind

A Harvard professor uses simple but clever math to show why social connectors beat out solitary brains. When it comes to getting ahead is IQ or EQ more important? There are tons of studies that weigh in on the question using a variety of approaches, but according to Joseph Heinrich, a professor of human biology at Harvard who studies how cultures evolve, a little bit of math can settle the question once and for all. Butterflies vs. Geniuses Heinrich's insight comes from his book, The Secret of Our Success. Always fascinating blog Farnam Street recently pulled out the relevant passage.…

Wednesday, 07 October 2020 05:28

Millions of people shackled for mental health issues globally — Human Rights Watch

Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with mental health conditions are living chained up in roughly 60 countries, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Without mental health support or awareness, families or institutions shackle people against their will - often believing their condition is because they are bewitched, possessed or have sinned - and leaving them eating, sleeping, urinating and defecating in one small space, the rights watchdog said in a report. In the run-up to World Mental Health Day on Oct. 10, the report documents almost 800 interviews describing how people with psychosocial disabilities in countries like…

Monday, 05 October 2020 05:40

Why some Nigerian families lock up children and the mentally ill

A spate of cases in which people have been rescued after being locked up for many years by their families has shocked Nigerians, and shone a spotlight on both parental neglect and the lack of mental health provision. Some adults, said to be mentally ill, were found with iron chains around their ankles, and forced to eat, sleep and defecate within the same confined place. In one case, a 32-year-old man was chained up for at least seven years in his parents' garage in north-western Kano state. There have also been reports of children being treated violently while under the…

Monday, 05 October 2020 05:39

Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, others - Report

Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60% experiencing harassment, a global study showed on Sunday. One in five girls and young women has abandoned or cut down on using a social media platform after being targeted, with some saying harassment started when they were as young as eight, the survey by girls’ rights group Plan International showed. “Girls are being silenced by a toxic level of harassment,” said the organisation’s chief executive, Ms Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen. Attacks were most common on Facebook, where 39% of girls polled said they had…

Sunday, 04 October 2020 05:32

Answer these 2 questions (the right way) and research shows you’ll be much more likable

Best of all, you don't really have to do much at all. Or say much. When I worked on the manufacturing shop floor, we knew plant managers existed. But we rarely saw them. We never spoke to them. They were there, but not there. Except for one. He often walked through the plant. He looked at equipment. He checked out product quality. He stopped for a brief word; usually no more than a "hello," and more often a simple nod. He wasn't outgoing. He wasn't engaging. He didn't display any of the traits typically associated with "leader." Yet we liked…

Sunday, 04 October 2020 05:30

3 things to do if you want a brain that’s 10 years younger

A neuroscientist opens up about his struggles to turn back the clock on his brain after years of abuse. You know your age, but do you know your brain age? By examining physical changes in the brain that are associated with advancing age, scientists can assign a number that captures how well your brain functions. A healthy, active 65-year-old might have a brain that looks 40 years old. The brain of a 40-year-old who is struggling with mental or physical challenges might appear to be 65. And it isn't just possible to figure out your brain age. It's also possible…

Saturday, 03 October 2020 05:24

Blasphemy convictions spark debate over sharia law in Nigeria

Mr Fuad Adeyemi, an imam in Abuja, respects those who believe that a 22-year-old man accused of sharing a blasphemous message on WhatsApp should be punished. But he thinks the death sentence is too harsh. He was referring to a ruling handed to Yahaya Sharif by a sharia court, Kano in August. On the same day, the court sentenced a 13-year-old boy, Omar Farouq, to 10 years in prison, also for blasphemy. The sentences caused an international outcry and sparked a broader debate in Nigeria about the role of Islamic law in a country roughly evenly split between a predominantly…

Saturday, 03 October 2020 05:21

Where you carry body fat may affect how long you live

Being overweight is linked to an increased risk for premature death, but which part of the body carries the added fat could make a big difference. Extra weight in some places may actually lower the risk. Researchers, writing in BMJ, reviewed 72 prospective studies that included more than two and a half million participants with data on body fat and mortality. They found that central adiposity — a large waist — was consistently associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality. In pooled data from 50 studies, each four-inch increase in waist size was associated with an 11 percent increased…

Thursday, 01 October 2020 05:53

Nigeria turns 60: Can Africa's most populous nation remain united?

How to keep a multitude of ethnic groups united and satisfied? This was the greatest hurdle Nigeria faced in the first decade of its independence - and continues to be the case 60 years later. Heated national conversations usually revolve around which ethnic group gets what, when, and how. Or how fairly a person from one group was treated compared to one from another. A major policy to promote systemic equality was launched by Federal government almost four decades ago, but it has led to further balkanisation and bitterness. Nigeria is home to more than 300 ethnic groups and three…

Thursday, 01 October 2020 05:38

Not a people leader? Here are 4 other types of leaders

Jo Miller Award-winning speaker and researcher • CEO of Be Leaderly • Author of Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, & Thrive (McGraw-Hill) You don’t need a title to be a leader, and you don’t need to head up a team to accomplish remarkable things. Not everyone needs to be, or should be, a people leader. And you don’t need to have people reporting to you to be a leader. All of the examples I’m about to share come from remarkable leaders I've interviewed. They've all made great things happen without managing a team.…

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Thursday, 01 October 2020 05:36

If you want to live long, stop taking excess of these 10 things

The kidney is a delicate organ and should be treated as such. It helps filters toxins and regulate blood pressure. When this organ damages, it cannot be reversed. These are some of the things we do that damage our kidneys. Over using Painkillers When you use all these antiinflammatory drug and pain killers for a very long time and especially at a high dose, it affects the structure and tissues of the kidney. These drugs reduces blood floe in the kidney. Smoking cigarette or marijuana. People smoking cigarette have high chances of having protein in their urine which is a…

Sunday, 27 September 2020 19:04

Lagos residents paying for the city’s worsening air pollution with their lives - Report

Yomi Kazeem There is growing evidence of how bad—and expensive—air pollution is in Lagos, Africa’s largest mega-city. The city which is home to over 20 million people is infamous for congestion and snaking lines of traffic jams. But as data from a recent World Bank study show, the city’s residents are paying a very high price: the study estimates air pollution resulted in 11,200 premature deaths in 2018 alone. Children under five, who are at a higher risk of respiratory infections were the most affected, accounting for 60% of deaths in 2018. In monetary terms, those premature deaths as well…

Saturday, 26 September 2020 05:37

Want to be persuasive? Follow these 3 rules

Neal Katyal won his first Supreme Court case, ending Guantanamo tribunals. Here's what he learned. What does it take to be truly persuasive? In a new TED Talk, former U.S. acting solicitor general Neal Katyal provides some answers to that question. Katyal has argued 41 cases in front of the Supreme Court, and while he's lost plenty of them, he says he's also won more "than most anyone." Perhaps most surprising is his win in 2006 when he represented Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden's former driver and a Guantanamo detainee, a decision that put an end to the military tribunals…

Wednesday, 23 September 2020 05:14

As rich nations struggle, Africa's virus response is praised

At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent.” Then he quoted Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah: “It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.” The coronavirus pandemic has fractured global relationships. But as director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nkengasong has helped to steer Africa’s 54 countries into an alliance praised as responding better than some richer countries, including the United States. A former U.S.…

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