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the no-willpower diet
“If you’re like many Americans, you probably started the new year with a resolution to lose weight. And like many Americans, your willpower is probably faltering about now.” (READ MORE)
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readings in psychology for mar 12 2011
Here is what I am reading today: the in-laws in early human society “Give it up for in-laws. Those much-maligned meddlers helped spur an ancient social revolution that propelled human groups from savannas to cities, a new study suggests.” a glove in the hand “Unconsciously, right-handers associate good with the Read more…
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readings in psychology for mar 11 2011
Here is what I am reading today: after the great recession, employment trends are surprising “In the year following the official end of the Great Recession in June 2009,1 foreign-born workers gained 656,000 jobs while native-born workers lost 1.2 million, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau and Read more…
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readings in psychology for mar 10 2011
Here is what I am reading today: spineless penises and big brains “Most male mammals wield a penis covered with spines made of keratin, the same material that forms fingernails, to sweep out competitors’ sperm and irritate a female into ovulating. You can add humans’ lack of penile spines to Read more…
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readings in psychology for mar 6 2011
Here is what I am reading today: alpha wave and good sleep “Making waves isn’t conducive to staying asleep, at least when the waves are a type of brain signal associated with being awake. A type of brain activity known as an alpha wave emanates from the back of the Read more…