Category: stress

Cove neckband massages behind your ears to reduce stress

[ad_1] The hardware is, naturally, paired with a smartphone app for iOS and Android that can be used to track your progress. In the future, you’ll also be able to develop “stress measurements” to better identify how stressed you are, or can be, and look for ways of moderating it. In the materials the company […]

Headspace is offering free mindfulness courses to unemployed Americans

[ad_1] There’s no question that losing your job is incredibly stressful, and since the COVID-19 pandemic began, millions of people in the US have been laid off or furloughed. In an attempt to ease some of the stress that causes, the mindfulness app Headspace is offering a free one-year subscription to anyone in the US […]

These ‘cathartic’ stress robots can take a beating

[ad_1] Luria and his team created four cathartic objects that were designed to handle a wide range of emotions and behaviors. “Object 1” looks like an everyday black sofa pillow, but it’s designed to be stabbed with sharp objects. After it gets stabbed, it begins to shake, and keeps shaking until the user removes all […]