Dan Heath

3 weeks ago | behavioralscientist.org | Dan Heath |Evan Nesterak

Scaling three-story rope ladders up the sides of ships, memorizing every rock and current in a harbor, and narrowly avoiding catastrophic collisions with Captain Grant Livingstone, a retired harbor pilot. What do you do when your engine and anchors fail in heavy fog? And how do you dock a ship the size of the Empire State Building? Grant and his twin brother Captain George Livingstone co-authored the recent book Shiphandling, The Beautiful Game.

1 month ago | behavioralscientist.org | Dan Heath

Comforting patients as they prepare to transition, navigating end-of-life regrets and frayed relationships, and providing support and advice for fearful families with Heather Meyerend, a retired hospice nurse. How does she know when the end is imminent? And what has the work taught her about the different ways we deal with death?

1 month ago | nbcchicago.com | Robert Frank |Dan Heath |James Lawrence |Amy Griffin

• The top summer reading list for the wealthy this year includes books on happiness, resilience, artificial intelligence and the future of the U.S. dollar. • JPMorgan's annual summer reading list, which has become the go-to selection of beach books for the wealthy, offers up 16 titles this year. • It was compiled from more than 1,000 suggestions from JPMorgan's client advisors and whittled down by a special review committee.

1 month ago | behavioralscientist.org | Dan Heath

Calming scared cats with pheromone sprays, advising families how to balance their pet’s well-being with budget realities, and diagnosing mysterious animal maladies with Dr. Hindatu Mohammed, a veterinarian in Austin, TX. What breed of dog, when having its nails clipped, responds as though it’s being murdered? And how did an injured ant shape her career choice?

2 months ago | journalgazette.net | Dan Heath

A current hot topic of debate on news shows and social media is the issuance of “nationwide” or “universal” injunctions against President Donald Trump on issues including immigrant deportation, the withholding of congressional appropriations to universities for life-saving research, and more.