Brain Science for Writers 7/7/15
"Achilles by Lycomedes Louvre Ma2120" by Jastrow (2007). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Top: What personality features do heroes and psychopaths have in common? Goes off in a few different directions, but raises some interesting questions.
Top: How Other People Influence Our Experience of Reading
Your Facial Bone Structure Has a Big Influence on How People See You
Commenters exposed to prejudiced comments more likely to display prejudice themselves. So yeah, those crazy comment sections that you should never read? They're actually affecting you.
How baby names vary state to state
Health factors influence ex-prisoners’ chances of returning to jail
When these people look in the mirror they see a monster staring back. What it's like to have body dysmorphic disorder.
Higher Income is Related to Less Daily Sadness but Not More Daily Happiness
In Praise of (the Right Kind of) Praise
Do you think like an entrepeneur? (I got zero out of eight :-P)
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Thanks, Livia. Some cool stuff in there. I epsecially enjoyed that short bit about baby names. So the north and the south are becoming more alike; it's the middle that is holding out. Interesting . . .
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