My son's making a bad life choice. Can I interfere?

The question: Our son, who was an excellent student and athlete, suddenly dropped out of university and left his summer job in order to pursue a relationship with a woman. He says he is not interested in various possibilities, and that he needs to figure out what to...

The science of empathy

The Science of Empathy (by Simon Baron-Cohen, The Observer) Does it upset you when you see people arguing? Do you cry at the cinema? Empathy is one of our most powerful emotions yet society has all but ignored it. Autism expert Professor Simon Baron-Cohen reveals the...

West coast anxiously waits for 'the big one'

(by Luke Brocki, OpenFile) According to many seismologists, a mega earthquake is overdue to decimate the Pacific coast. While OpenFile is covering this story from many different angles today, Vancouver reporter Luke Brocki talked to a local anxiety expert about what...