Author Archives: Delfinamcnaughtdavis

What happens when we see something beautiful? Studies show how the brain reacts when we experience something (which we think to be) beautiful, whether it be admiring a painting or listening to a piece of music. There is an increase in blood flow to the brain’s “pleasure centre”, enhancing activity in the “medial orbitofrontal cortex”Continue reading “Beauty and its influence on us”

“These are extraordinary times”. This phrase has been embedded in almost every sentence, speech, post or email; causing it to lose its initially overpowering definition. With each passing day, media outlets compete in attempting to come up with shocking headlines, trying to catch the reader’s attention. Has it almost become a game at this point?Continue reading “Thoughts on Covid-19”

Many philosophers in the past have attempted to answer the meaning behind the vexing topic of love. Some ending up with satisfying theories, others obscure ones. Reading these theories made me want to know more about this abstract and impossibly difficult “thing” we call love. Who knew such a small word could hold so muchContinue reading “Does romantic love have a purpose?”