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The Secret’s Secret
Read more: The Secret’s SecretIn the New Yorker, a look at the roots of The Secret in Emersonian “New Thought.” [F]or much of its history, New Thought was viewed as a progressive project—a way to help ordinary citizens seize control of their fate. The historian Beryl Satter has argued that New Thought was, in large part, a women’s movement, and…
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Better Sex Through…Trying
Read more: Better Sex Through…TryingA study posted at PsychCentral: Simple Methods Heighten Women’s Sexual Satisfaction New psychological research finds that many women with low sex drives reported greater sexual satisfaction after taking a placebo and participating in a clinical trial…Expectations to improve sex and a willingness to work on sexual problems appear to be key toward obtaining greater sexual…
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Internet Daters are Not Losers (and 9 Other Research-Based Tips About Online Dating)
Read more: Internet Daters are Not Losers (and 9 Other Research-Based Tips About Online Dating)PsyBlog scans the research and comes up with 10 Psychological Insights About Online Dating. Number one: Internet daters are not losers: Contrary to the stereotype, there’s little evidence that internet dating is the last resort of social misfits or weirdos. In fact, quite the reverse. Internet daters are more likely to be sociable, have high self-esteem and…
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Brain Push-Ups
Read more: Brain Push-UpsAnother vote for getting up and moving around: Can Exercise Make Kids Smarter? (NYT) M.R.I.’s provided a clearer picture of how it might work. They showed that fit children had significantly larger basal ganglia, a key part of the brain that aids in maintaining attention and “executive control,” or the ability to coordinate actions and…
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Study: Studies Ignored
Read more: Study: Studies IgnoredPeople think an expert is an expert only if they agree with the expert’s conclusions (Science Daily). “It is a mistake to think ‘scientific consensus,’ of its own force, will dispel cultural polarization on issues that admit scientific investigation,” said Kahan. “The same psychological dynamics that incline people to form a particular position on climate…