Repercussions of Reminding People About Religion (10-14-14)
Religious symbols in place can remind people about their religious beliefs.
Religious symbols in place can remind people about their religious beliefs.
Environmental psychologists have been saying for years that too much transparency (literally) in workplaces and elsewhere can create difficult situations.
A new study confirms that, as environmental psychologists learned long ago, we become friendly with people we interact with regularly because we all share some element of our environment, such as a walkway to our front doors, and the resulting friendships enhance our well being.
Better support for learning
Plass and colleagues report that all humans lip read to understand speech.
Create high-value sidewalks
Stair design influences our mental and physical health.
Sleeping area design can make "good sleeps" more likely.
Well designed spiritual environments are community assets.
Ricciotti and her team introduced the sort of open workplaces that are relatively common in office settings at a medical practice and have drawn some preliminary conclusions.