Sunglasses have both practical and aesthetic functions. First developed as a form of protective eyewear, they quickly became a fashion statement. In fact, nowadays, the majority of people who buy sunglasses see them as a fashion accessory. However, sunglasses still serve the practical purpose of protecting the eyes from the sun’s glare when driving, piloting airplanes, boating, and playing sports like golf. Polarized safety glasses take the practical functions even further by minimizing the glare through the use of specially coated lenses. Sunglasses as a fashion statement Sunglasses fall into two general categories, based on the shape of the lenses.…

Experiments have been conducted that demonstrate the types of impressions that people make when they first meet someone. Princeton psychologists, Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov, for example, conducted a series of these experiments. They discovered that it only takes a tenth of a second for a stranger to form an impression of a person by looking at their face. When strangers are exposed for longer periods of time, their impressions may be reinforced. Their initial impressions, however, are unlikely to alter very much. It’s interesting to note that a person can also decide whether or not someone is trustworthy in…

Your health is an ongoing thing. You don’t just feel good or bad 100% of the time. Despite this conventional wisdom, this doesn’t stop us from trying to feel our best as often as possible. Sometimes this means kicking back with a cup of wine to enjoy a few episodes of your favorite show after a trying day. Other times it means stepping outside of your comfort zone and hanging out with some new people. When you want to incorporate a new physical activity into your lifestyle, there are more than enough options for you to choose from. The world’s…

We never think that we will be the ones to befall disaster, but it can happen. In fact, our odds of experiencing and being killed by a major natural disaster are relatively low, just one in three thousand and five hundred, but that does not mean that they cannot happen. This means that it’s a good idea to always be prepared for the worst – even if you aren’t actively expecting it. While it’s important to go about your day to day life like the worst case scenario will never happen (and in fact, it is more likely than not…