What is ‘Editor’s Pick’?
In the most precise editorial language, it is a selection of the week’s best articles, condensed and reviewed for our users. Is this section of any good when we already provide daily reads to our users? Well, it most definitely is. The articles featured here will add to your knowledge bank as well as help you become better readers. Happy reading!
Article 1: How North Korea fuels its military trucks with trees
According to the author, The in focus caption reads ‘A truck retrofitted to run on a barrel of burning wood, stops on a road. The author was surprised and very keen to know how was the truck running on wood? Was it some sort of burning a synthetic diesel fuel gasification process. The author further explains the whole process as how the truck was running on woods. An interesting read.
Article 2: Focus on yourself to alleviate social pain
In today’s world many people suffer from pain, depression and other negative health issues associated with loneliness and social anxiety. According to a new study, Brain, behavior and immunity were randomized to either receive MBSR or be put on a waiting list and the loneliness of the participants who received MBSR decreased after the training. Another study found that MBSR also reduced negative emotions in people with social anxiety disorder. The author states that mindfulness training teaches people to be fully attentive to their present experience in a nonjudgmental way, which is believed to help reduce the rumination common to mood disorders.
Article 3: 7 sins of memory
The author states that when we delve backwards, moments never return in their original clarity rather they return as rumors of the original event. Psychologists have found that right form the moment an event occurs, it is laid down in our memory till we later retrieve it, our minds are fallible. The author has further listed various series of posts that explores these sins and in turn uncovers some bizarre stories as well as shedding light on everyday occurrences.
