Award winning Wharton Professor Katy Milkman has devoted her career to the study of behavioral change. Her latest book is called, How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Milkman recently joined David Lamb to discuss what the science says about how to make change stand the test of time. Categories:…
In her new book, South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation, best-selling author Imani Perry returned to her birthplace. Perry was born in Birmingham but moved with her family to Cambridge, Massachusetts when she was young. For the new book, the Princeton Professor spent five years traveling from the Upper South to…
People who believe ageing brings wisdom live longer. Lucky charms really do improve an athlete’s performance. Taking a placebo, even when you know it is a placebo, can still improve your health. Welcome to The Expectation Effect. In this book David Robson takes us on a tour of the cutting-edge research happening right now that suggests our expectations shape our…
ASU Professor and Counselor Educator Dr. Linda Holloway has written a children’s book in hopes of normalizing counseling and therapy in the black community. Dr. Holloway recently joined David Lamb on Alabama News Rising to discuss her award winning book Little Miss Linda Goes to Counseling. Dr. Holloway is an advocate for women through her own platform entitled “Women…
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On September, 30, 2021 an arsonist tried to burn down Montgomery’s First Baptist Church. With extensive damage and expensive repairs ahead, Pastor Mark Bethea joined David Lamb on Alabama News Rising to discuss what the immediate plans are for his congregation and the surprising positives amidst a painful chapter.
In today’s Medical Breakthroughs: How that 9-to-5 brainpower could benefit you later on and new data on the COVID vaccine’s protection. Categories: Coronavirus, Medical Breakthroughs Tags: 9-to-5 Brainpower, covid, medical breakthroughs, vaccine protection
In today’s Medical Breakthroughs: Another reason why parents shouldn’t smoke around their children and the latest research on the covid vaccine for pregnant women. Categories: Coronavirus, Medical Breakthroughs Tags: medical breakthroughs, pregnant women, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Second Hand Smoke, vaccine
In this Medical Breakthrough, we discuss whether acupuncture treats painful conditions in men. plus which children are the most likely to pass along COVID-19 to a sibling or other member of the household. Categories: Coronavirus, Medical Breakthroughs Tags: Acupuncture, covid-19, medical breakthrough
Ohio State University is creating a mental health checklist for students as they prepare to return to campus in the fall. Surveys of more than a thousand randomly selected students in august of 2020 and April of this year found increased anxiety, depression, burnout, and unhealthy coping mechanisms during the pandemic along with less physical activity. A new study in…
