YOURSAY | ‘Rakyat waiting to see if he will really act without fear or favour on SRC and 1MDB.’Don't use reverse psychology on me, AG tells MahathirKingfisher: It is reasonable for attorney-general (AG) Mohamed Apandi Ali to rebut former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad prejudging his action, or lack of action, in respect to the findings of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).Some may show empathy with the AG. However, Mahathir has stated that his lack of faith in the AG is premised on the AG's action, or inaction, regarding the recommendation of Bank Negara on a similar serious >>>

An app or a battlefield? Facebook continues to feel out a way around Google. / © ANDROIDPIT Facebook: the emotion machineFacebook’s desire to experiment on its user base comes as little surprise now, but the steady stream of revelations is beginning to carry the momentum of a torrent.The most eyebrow-raising moment came when Facebook presented a research paper on how it had doctored news feeds to make people feel happy or sad via “emotional contagion”. The paper suggested that when users saw happy posts, they were more likely to post happier things, and more likely >>>

The Finn admits he is giving serious consideration to the prospect of acquiring a top sports psychologist with the power to strengthen his player's mentality before it's too late. Paatelainen said: “I do believe in sports psychology and it’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot. Psychology in general is great. I don’t believe in group psychology. Everybody is unique, different – and everyone reacts differently to each situation. “So it has to be a one-on-one session with a psychologist. That is definitely something I’m looking at. It’s >>>

Don't you hate all those pieces in the media this time of year telling us to make "resolutions" and all that blah, blah, blah about self-improvement? Like the old Saturday Night Live character, Roseanne Roseannadanna used to say, "What are ya tryin' to do, make me sick?!" After all, resolutions sometimes seem like a set-up for failure as we generally idealize how we would like to be and then when we then have trouble reaching the goal it leads to disappointment and a greater entrenchment of the problem.The problem for most of us is that when we impulsively set idealized >>>