Here is what I am reading today: Mug Shots taken over the short life of a drug addict 21 sets of mug shots of addicts taken over a few year period show tremendous signs of the devastating impact of drugs on the face, alone. visions of Africa shaped eye evolution Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: extra testosterone affects your empathy “A new study from Utrecht and Cambridge Universities has for the first time found that an administration of testosterone under the tongue in volunteers negatively affects a person’s ability to ‘mind read’, an indication of empathy. The findings Read more…
Here are a few stories for today: chubby? You probably don’t know it! “A startling number of overweight and normal weight women of reproductive age inaccurately perceive their body weight, affecting their weight-related behaviors and making many vulnerable to cardiovascular and other obesity-related diseases, according to new research from the Read more…
Here are a few readings for today: the ‘nerd penalty’‘ “”The negative social consequences of getting good grades were particularly pronounced for black and Native American students in high-achieving schools with small proportions of students similar to themselves,” said University of Michigan developmental psychologist Thomas Fuller-Rowell, the lead author of Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: athletes and concussions “The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is calling for any athlete who is suspected of having a concussion to be removed from play until the athlete is evaluated by a physician with training in the evaluation and management of sports Read more…