Darya Sinusoid

Darya’s love for reading started with fantasy novels (The LOTR trilogy is still her all-time-favorite). Growing up, however, she found herself transitioning to non-fiction, psychological, and self-help books. She has a degree in Psychology and a deep passion for the subject. She likes reading research-informed books that distill the workings of the human brain/mind/consciousness and thinking of ways to apply the insights to her own life. Some of her favorites include Thinking, Fast and Slow, How We Decide, and The Wisdom of the Enneagram.

Treatment of Genetic Disorders: The Challenges & Advances

What is gene therapy? Are genetic disorders curable? How far are we from a future where gene therapy is mainstream? Gene therapy—using genetic engineering to fix damaged or disease-causing genes—offers promising treatments for many genetic disorders. However, we are still far from making gene therapy mainstream because of the high costs of research and development. Here’s a look at the challenges and advances in the treatment of genetic disorders.

Michelle Obama on Racism and Mental Health

How does racial discrimination affect one’s mental health? What psychological problems are victims of racial discrimination likely to suffer from? Discrimination occurs when a person is different from the majority in some way and is treated poorly because of those differences. In her book The Light We Carry, Michelle Obama writes that being discriminated against on the basis of superficial differences (e.g. race) makes people self-conscious and primes them to behave in ways that are acceptable to others. Here’s what Michelle Obama has to say about racism and mental health.

The Law of Success by Napoleon Hill: Book Overview

What is Napoleon Hill’s The Law of Success about? What is the key message to take away from the book? In The Law of Success, Napoleon Hill argues that your subconscious mind creates your life experiences, drawing upon your recurrent thoughts. According to him, these thoughts can either train your subconscious mind to work in alignment with your goals or in opposition to them. Below is a brief overview of The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill.

How to Detect a Lie: 5 Tips From a Former FBI Agent

How can you tell a person is lying? Can you know with certainty someone is being untruthful? According to former FBI agent Joe Navarro, there’s no definitive behavioral response that indicates someone is lying. However, as a general rule of thumb, someone who is lying will display insecure behaviors because deception takes mental effort and causes stress. With this in mind, here are some tips on how to detect a lie.

The 3 Different Types of Carbohydrates, Explained

What exactly are carbohydrates? What different types of carbohydrates are there? Carbohydrates are a macronutrient comprised of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and can be divided into complex and simple. Complex carbohydrates are formed from multiple sugar molecules bond together. Sugars, or simple carbohydrates, are either monosaccharides or disaccharides. Keep reading to learn about the different types of carbohydrates and how they’re digested in the body.

3 Major Medical Breakthroughs That Are Revolutionizing Medicine

What is the future of medicine? What are the major breakthroughs that have the potential to revolutionize the medical field? Medicine is advancing at an unprecedented pace with new technologies emerging that have the potential to treat diseases we thought were uncurable and even repair aged tissue. Some of the latest medical breakthroughs include gene therapy, cancer immunotherapy, and stem cell therapy. Let’s look at some of these medical technologies and how they can revolutionize modern medicine.

How to Take Action on Your Goals: The 3 Steps to Success

4 Practices That Hinder Brave Leadership

Do you struggle to follow through with your goals? How can you stop falling off track and keep showing up for your goals? To make your goals a reality, you’ve got to take consistent actions toward them. Provided your goals are realistic and your actions are constructive and systematic, achieving them is only a matter of time. Here’s how to take action on your goals, according to self-help author Napoleon Hill.

Where Does Glucose Come From? Not From Our Bodies

Where does glucose come from? How does the body convert glucose to energy? According to Jessie Inchauspé, the author of Glucose Revolution, we need glucose to survive, but we can’t synthesize it ourselves. This means that we must get it from another source: plants. All the glucose in food we eat came from a plant at some point. Here’s how plants produce glucose.

Reading Facial Expressions: 3 Things to Pay Attention To

How reliable are facial expressions? What are some things you should look out for when reading facial expressions? When it comes to reading someone’s feelings and intentions, facial expressions can offer helpful cues. However, they aren’t as reliable as body language. This is because we’ve trained our faces to feign emotions, so you need to be able to decipher very subtle cues. Here’s a look at the key facial cues you should look out for when trying to read faces.

Preventive Tests Everyone Should Be Doing

What is preventive testing? What preventive tests should you be doing regularly to detect early signs of disease? Even if you live an extremely healthy lifestyle, diseases can catch you off guard. Preventive testing can help you prevent illnesses or catch them at the early stages when they are most treatable. Let’s look at these different preventive tests everyone should be doing.