Most people would agree that the family is the most important and fundamental unit in society. The traditional family based on marriage is coming under severe pressure and an increasing number of alternative family models now exist. There is considerable evidence that the traditional family offers the best environment in which to rear children, despite…
The science behind attraction
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Our bodies are like machines that grow stronger with use
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New technology can make life more difficult
In 1930, in a beautifully written essay ‘Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren’, the famous economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that within 100 years we would all be working a 15-hour week because of advances in technology, industrialisation and mechanisation. Alas, 85 years later, the reality for many of us is that advances in computing,…
The benefits of meditation
Mindfulness meditation aims to help people in making healthy choices, writes Professor William Reville
Uncovering the mysteries of the sleeping brain
Prof. William Reville examines the reasons why sleep is so important
Regular family dinners strengthen bonds
The family that eats together thrives together, writes Prof. William Reville
Unborn babies are not merely organisms
A British ruling that a fetus is not a person, further confuses their abortion law, writes Prof. William Reville
Science Versus Religion
Professor William Reville rejects two historical arguments that science and the Church necessarily contradict each other
Ireland must face up to its obesity pandemic
The most important thing you can do for good health is to get aerobically fit, writes Prof. William Reville