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JCAtom Source: The New York Times
In the current issue of Animal Behaviour, researchers present evidence that domestic pigs can quickly learn how mirrors work and will use their understanding of reflected images to scope out their surroundings and find their food.
How did the present get erased from our existential psyche?Source: Ben Atlas
Paul Carr writes in Techcrunch – After Fort Hood, another example of how 'citizen journalists' can't handle the truth. Paul describes that during the Fort Hood news blackout, Twitter updates contributed to the disinformation.
Babies with an accentSource: EurekAlert!
In the first days of their lives, French infants already cry in a different way to German babies.
Helicopter Parenting Wrong for All Cultures Source: Psych Central
Parenting is an incredibly rewarding albeit frequently challenging experience.
Unfortunately issues from 'over-parenting' — where parents dominate their children's life with the meddling often extending into adolescence and continuing until college entry — transcend ge …
Thinking negatively can boost your memorySource: Yahoo! News
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Bad moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad make people less gullible, improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory.
LSD Returns--For Psychotherapeutics: Scientific AmericanSource: scientificamerican.com
Albert Hofmann, the discoverer of LSD, lambasted the countercultural movement for marginalizing a chemical that he asserted had potential benefits as an invaluable supplement to psychotherapy and spiritual practices such as meditation.
Scientifically Haunted House Suggests You're a Sucker Source: Wired News
To test whether it's possible to artificially induce paranormal experiences — or, from a different perspective, to technologically summon a spirit — researchers at London's Goldsmith College and architect Usman Haque designed a scientifically haunted room.
Bad mood can boost memory Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE
SYDNEY - BAD moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad make people less gullible, improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory.

Over the years much has been said concerning movies,television, the media in general and violence, while it has been brought to light that these things could possibly affect the workings of a so called healthy brain.First let us concider everyone has a healthy brain,nervous sys …
How to be HappySource: Psychology Today
An evolutionary look at the road to happiness.

There are many archetypes for the father figure. The most disturbing one is probably the domineering task master whose "love" comes at a cost that can never be paid.
Stanford Study Explains Internet TrollsSource: io9.com
In a study conducted at Stanford, psychologists discovered that people who hold extreme opinions are more likely to voice them loudly than those who hold moderate opinions. At last, science has explained most of what you read on the internet.
Confronting Bad Behavior: Is There A Social Payoff?Source: Science Daily
Suppose you are at a busy playground and you hear an 11-year-old using language he didn't learn on Sesame Street. There are plenty of other adults around, but, apparently, not this child's parents. Do you intervene? Does anyone?
Psychopaths are distracted, not cold-blooded Source:
AN ATTENTION deficit, rather than an inability to feel emotion, may be what makes psychopathic individuals seem fearless. It's a finding that challenges the common characterisation of such people as cold-blooded predators.

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Lawsuit -- Dr. Phil Trapped Me, Touched My Boob Source: tmz.com
Dr. Phil is being sued by a woman who claims the TV shrink held her captive inside his production offices, forced her to stare at a naked man -- and then grabbed her left breast.