Metaphors in Action (07-20-11)
Xu and her colleagues have collected additional evidence to support conceptual metaphor theory.
Xu and her colleagues have collected additional evidence to support conceptual metaphor theory.
The August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine presents the negative effects of sedentary behavior on public health.
Seating options provided make it more likely that people will sit with good or bad posture, and recent research indicates that posture is particularly important in healthcare settings.
Space design often seems to have a placebo effect.
Graham, a garden designer and historian, has carefully reviewed the links between the United States’ social history and the design of its gardens.
Forsythe and Sheehy review the literature on beauty.
A current exhibit at the Museum of Design Atlanta, "Water Dream: The Art of the Bathroom” (June 26-September 24) is of interest to designers.
Novotney reviews recent research on the psychological experience of noise.
Saad a professor at Concordia University, traces most acts of consumption, commercial and otherwise, to fundamental human drives for survival, reproduction, kin selection, and reciprocal altruism.
How to make a nursing home emulate a home environment? Start at the front door.