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Made For Each Other

Exploring how people and animals bond--and why it makes you healthier and happier.

Attachment
Social Notwork?

Meg Daley Olmert on February 8, 2011

Is virtual contact enough or does our nervous system know the difference? 

Is virtual contact enough or does our nervous system know the difference? 

Neuroscience
Scat No More—The Temperamental Journey, From Prey to Predator to Domesticator Extraordinaire

Meg Daley Olmert on May 14, 2009

Archeologists digging in a cave in South Africa found prehistoric human hair that may be 250,000 years old. The strands came from the head of someone who was having the ultimate bad hair day. It was found in the fossilized dung of an equally ancient brown hyena.

Archeologists digging in a cave in South Africa found prehistoric human hair that may be 250,000 years old. The strands came from the head of someone who was having the ultimate bad hair day. It was found in the fossilized dung of an equally ancient brown hyena.

Neuroscience
The Hug Felt Round the World

Meg Daley Olmert on April 14, 2009

What happened when Michelle Obama hugged the Queen of England? a. Her hand turned to iceb. The Royal Guard wrestled her to the floorc. Phillip faintedd. The Queen felt a mysterious compulsion to return the gesture

What happened when Michelle Obama hugged the Queen of England? a. Her hand turned to iceb. The Royal Guard wrestled her to the floorc. Phillip faintedd. The Queen felt a mysterious compulsion to return the gesture

Neuroscience
The Biology of the Horse Boy

Meg Daley Olmert on April 2, 2009

Horse Boy is the story about how a horse freed a boy from the chains of autism. This post examines why some journeys can still only be made on the back of a horse.

Horse Boy is the story about how a horse freed a boy from the chains of autism. This post examines why some journeys can still only be made on the back of a horse.

Behavioral Economics
On the Shoulders of Giants

Meg Daley Olmert on March 20, 2009

As huge blocks of western culture calve away, The New York Times is waxing nostalgic  for another time of great change in an editorial on horse domestication. At first it may seem downright odd, but their curiosity about the mysterious "something" that allowed humans and horses to merge zeroes in on the only way to survive a changing global climate-cooperation.

As huge blocks of western culture calve away, The New York Times is waxing nostalgic  for another time of great change in an editorial on horse domestication. At first it may seem downright odd, but their curiosity about the mysterious "something" that allowed humans and horses to merge zeroes in on the only way to survive a changing global climate-cooperation.

Creativity
Drawing Attention

Meg Daley Olmert on March 17, 2009

Start doodling and pay attention! Wait! That's not how it goes. Well, according to psychologist Jackie Andrade, teachers are going to have to change their tune because doodling actually helps keep a bored mind alert and attentive.

Start doodling and pay attention! Wait! That's not how it goes. Well, according to psychologist Jackie Andrade, teachers are going to have to change their tune because doodling actually helps keep a bored mind alert and attentive.