Monthly Archives: May 2011

Baby lip reading

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Janus

It’s a good thing that the movie Inglourious Basterds has subtitles, because everyone except the Americans are always switching languages. Now imagine that you see a silent clip from the movie — do you think you’d be able to tell … Continue reading →

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The Happiness Disease

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Jenika

I bet you’ve had at least one friend or coworker who never stays at home when they’re sick.  The kind who will sit next to you and cough, sneeze, and hack their way through meetings, while you and everyone around … Continue reading →

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Ingroups, Identities, and In-Memoriams: Why We Must Remember Never To Forget

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Melanie Tannenbaum

People around the world are still figuring out the right way to react to the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death last night – May 1, 2011. This is not the only significant historical event to happen on May 1. … Continue reading →

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Where do our relationship expectations come from?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by W.B. PsychCents

Imagine you’re walking through the mall and see a mom with her son. As you get closer to them, you notice that the little boy is upset and crying. How would you expect the mom to respond to her crying … Continue reading →

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I Liked The Royal Wedding (And It’s OK If You Did Too)

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Melanie Tannenbaum

  It’s official. As of Friday morning, England has a new future queen – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Formerly known as Kate Middleton.   In the weeks leading up to the Royal Wedding, there seemed to be a lot of … Continue reading →

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Did the disappearance of pirates cause global warming? Probably not…

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Keith Bredemeier

A 2007 study showed that people who are depressed eat more chocolate.  Does this mean that eating chocolate causes depression?  Of course not.  One of the first lessons young scientists learn is that correlation does not equal causation.  Why not?  … Continue reading →

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