Learn about how frequent daydreaming may be killing your mood, why ancient Greek temples were purposely built on fault lines; and the invisible forces that make you do the things you do, with author Bill Sullivan.

You Daydream Surprisingly Often, and It's Not Helping by Rachel Bertsche

• Bradt, S. (2010, November 11). Wandering mind not a happy mind. Harvard Gazette; Harvard Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2010/11/wandering-mind-not-a-happy-mind/
• Daydreaming Is a Downer. (2010, November 11). Daydreaming Is a Downer. Science | AAAS. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2010/11/daydreaming-downer
• Killingsworth, M. A., & Gilbert, D. T. (2010). A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind. Science, 330(6006), 932–932. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1192439

Ancient Greek Temples Were Purposely Built Over Fault Lines by Reuben Westmaas

• Dyer, J. (2017, September 19). Did Ancient Greeks Deliberately Build Temples on Earthquake Faults? Livescience.com; Live Science. https://www.livescience.com/60447-ancient-greeks-built-temples-earthquake-faults.html
• Earthquake faults may have played key role in shaping the culture of ancient Greece. (2017, September 12). Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2017-09-earthquake-faults-key-role-culture.html
• Kolasa-Sikiaridi, K. (2016, July 26). From Delphi to Google: Ancient Oracle to Modern Day Search Engines | GreekReporter.com. Greekreporter.com. https://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/07/26/from-delphi-to-google-ancient-oracle-to-modern-day-search-engines/
• Delphic Oracle’s Lips May Have Been Loosened by Gas Vapors. (2001, August 13). Nationalgeographic.com. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2001/08/greece-delphi-oracle-gas-vapors-science/

Additional resources from Bill Sullivan, author and Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology at Indiana University School of Medicine:

• Pick up “Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are” on Amazon https://amazon.com
• Bill Sullivan’s official website https://authorbillsullivan.com/
• Follow @wjsullivan on Twitter https://twitter.com/wjsullivan
• Indiana University School of Medicine bio https://medicine.iu.edu/faculty/13502/sullivan-william

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