Turn on.
New York Times has yet another report on new breakthroughs in using psychedelic drugs to heal:
… Read the rest “Turn on.”“All of a sudden, everything familiar started evaporating,” he recalled. “Imagine you fall
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Men and women have different nightmares.
PhysOrg divides bad dreams between the sleeping sexes:
… Read the rest “Men and women have different nightmares.”The study, carried out by Dr Michael Schredl of the International Association for the Study of Dreams, involved over 2,000 people,
Flu’s in your head.
BBC has an interesting report on the psychological dimensions of flu:
… Read the rest “Flu’s in your head.”While it seems obvious that we feel under-par when we are ill, Dr Harrison says there is more to it than just physical
Oxytocin and roses….
New Scientist recently got all romantic with an intrepid researcher’s chemical expose of her big fat geek wedding:
… Read the rest “Oxytocin and roses….”WE’D booked the venue, chosen the bridesmaids’
Evolution made us conservative, not smart.
LabSpaces shares some interesting research on the role of novelty in human development:
… Read the rest “Evolution made us conservative, not smart.”An earlier study by Kanazawa found that more intelligent individuals were more nocturnal, waking
The wise nap.
UC Berkley has me hankering for some shut-eye… for my brain’s sake:
… Read the rest “The wise nap.”In the recent UC Berkeley sleep study, 39 healthy young adults were divided into two groups — nap and no-nap.
Hypno-Soup!
The Wall Street Journal reveals the lengths to which modern corporations go to make hot soup seem even homier:
… Read the rest “Hypno-Soup!”Campbell began dissecting its condensed-soup marketing that summer, around
God, meet God… and this is God.
This is not new science, but it’s certainly new to me. Over at the Mad Science Experiments site, there’s an article describing the meeting between the three men who thought … Read the rest “God, meet God… and this is God.”
The “look at me” hormone.
SciAm bursts the myth that testosterone is the source of male aggression. No, the truth is far worse. It’s the thing that turns men into hot doggers and showoffs:
… Read the rest “The “look at me” hormone.”To test the idea, the
Why She’s Beautiful
LabSpaces measures out the mathematics of beautiful girls:
… Read the rest “Why She’s Beautiful”Pamela Pallett and Stephen Link of UC San Diego and Kang Lee of the University of Toronto tested the existence of an ideal facial
Monkey talk.
And, Wired says, we’re just about able to understand their vocabulary… and their grammar:
… Read the rest “Monkey talk.”Lemasson’s team previously described the monkeys’ use of calls with specific meanings
Love is envy (chemically).
Science Daily reveals the chemical link between passionate desire and passionate jealousy:
… Read the rest “Love is envy (chemically).”Previous studies have shown that the oxytocin hormone has a positive effect on positive feelings.
Don’t bother cheering up. You’re better off that way.
No, really. Despair… sweet, sweet despair… sometimes, the Daily Telegraph says, it’s just stupid to be hopeful. And, the BBC adds, every so often, gloom is as good as… Read the rest “Don’t bother cheering up. You’re better off that way.”
Junk food, junk mood.
BBC reports on new data supporting a link between highly processed food and depression:
… Read the rest “Junk food, junk mood.”[The University College London team] split the participants into two types of diet – those
Raised to rule.
Your kids giving you lip?? Watch out, warns PhysOrg. Those are the ones who’re going to be in charge some day:
… Read the rest “Raised to rule.”Good parenting may better prepare children for future leadership roles