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Philosophy Bites
Read more: Philosophy BitesFor people who took and didn’t hate Philosophy 101, here’s a podcast you also may not hate: Philosophy Bites. A pair of British philosophers bring in an outside philosopher and chew on a topic for 10 – 20 minutes. Shows often touch on topics that are cousins to psychology: What is Consciousness?, Sense of Self,…
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Exercise Science
Read more: Exercise ScienceResearch gathered for an NYT article, Weighing the Evidence on Exercise. The newest science suggests that exercise alone will not make you thin, but it may determine whether you stay thin, if you can achieve that state.
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Speed Dating Overwhelm
Read more: Speed Dating OverwhelmToo many choices, at the grocery store or in dating, can lead to hasty decision-making–or so says a study reported at PsychCentral: In this environment, researchers found that people respond by paying attention to different types of characteristics – discarding attributes such as education, smoking status, and occupation in favor of physical characteristics such as…
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Is Solitude Good for You?
Read more: Is Solitude Good for You?Also from the NYT, Embracing a Life of Solitude, a look at extreme, off-the-grid, away-from-everything loner living. His infrequent visitors would ask things like “What are you going to do if a coconut falls on your head?” — given that the nearest doctor was hundreds of miles away. “I said, ‘Oh my, if I think…
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Is Marriage Good for Your Health?
Read more: Is Marriage Good for Your Health?A big NYT Magazine piece by Tara Parker-Pope surveys the research about marriage, health, and happiness, and finds mixed messages. [W]hile it’s clear that marriage is profoundly connected to health and well-being, new research is increasingly presenting a more nuanced view of the so-called marriage advantage. Several new studies, for instance, show that the marriage advantage…