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Clown Therapy
Read more: Clown TherapyBritish people hate clowns, get help: UK Circus Offers Therapy for Clown-Fearing Adults. A circus touring Britain has launched a unique “clownselling” service aimed at overcoming peoples’ fears associated with its show’s starring duo, a spokesperson told NewsCore on Wednesday. The free workshops allow those suffering from Coulrophobia — the fear of clowns, rated as…
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A Female Sex Pill?
Read more: A Female Sex Pill?NYT: Push to Market Pill Stirs Debate on Sexual Desire [M]any experts say that unlike sexual dysfunction in men — which has an obvious physical component — sexual problems in women are much harder to diagnose. And among doctors and researchers, there is serious medical debate over whether female sexual problems are treatable with drugs. Some…
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Your Best Face
Read more: Your Best FaceNew feature at OKCupid helps ID your most alluring profile picture with the help of other users. Comes alongside this iffy move: OKCupid Hides Good-Looking People From Less Attractive Users. Unsavory–though a Consumerist commenter may be onto something re the attractive users thing: I think it’s just a ploy, I received the same email too and…
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Depression and Weight Gain
Read more: Depression and Weight GainNYT (again): Exploring the Links Between Depression and Weight Gain. In a society enamored with thinness, many assume that being fat is depressing — that if there is a cause and effect relationship, it’s obesity that makes people feel down. But “there is an alternative explanation,” said Belinda L. Needham, an assistant professor of sociology at…
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The Neuroscience of Contemplation
Read more: The Neuroscience of ContemplationAnother from the Google lecture series. Richard J. Davidson [explores] recent scientific research on the neuroscience of positive human qualities and how they can be cultivated through contemplative practice.