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"What a profound significance small things assume when the woman we love conceals them from us."-- Marcel Proust

illusion and reality: Oct 5, 8:45pm (8 reviews) psychology, sculpting, vision http://www.guidomoretti.it/E_illusione.h...; math concept demonstrated in sculpture. a.k.a. a three in one shape sculpture. as it rotates, you see all three shapes. go visit the site, check out the vids, and psychology / mathematical explanations of the whole result.

25 Fascinating Love Facts - Page1 - MSN Relationships: Oct 1, 8:46am (3 reviews) dating-tips, psychology, technology http://lifestyle.msn.com/relationships/a...; The "Love Detector" service from Korean cell phone operator KTF uses technology that is supposed to analyze voice patterns to see if a lover is speaking honestly and with affection. Users later receive an analysis of the conversation delivered through text message that breaks down the amount of affection, surprise, concentration and honesty of the other speaker.
Ah cupid, where have you gone?
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Cells In Eye Could Help Control Sleep: Sep 26, 12:16am (1 review) biology, psychology, science, sleep, insomnia http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...; From the page: "A set of nerve cells in the eye control our levels of sleepiness according to the brightness of our surroundings, Oxford University researchers have discovered. The cells directly regulate the activity of sleep centres in the brain, providing a new target for the development of drugs to control sleep and alertness."

ARTnews: Jul 21, 7:42am (1 review) psychology, sociology, art, criticism, mores http://www.artnewsonline.com/issues/arti...; From the page: "Contemporary artists have made work depicting graphic sexual acts, damaging property, injuring their own bodies, or paying others to alter theirs. But when does art cross the line from avant-garde to unacceptable?"

How long can humans stay awake?: Scientific American: Jul 16, 11:02pm (1 review) psychology, science, sleep, insomnia http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-...; really informed answer in Scientific American to the question: how long can humans stay awake? Record set at 11 days-ish for now. I'm working on it though!

Ex-hostage Betancourt in bubble of happiness - Yahoo! News: Jul 9, 5:34pm (2 reviews) politics, psychology, awesome, betancourt, conflict-resolution http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_o...; From the page: "Betancourt, who has previously said she spent much of her captivity chained to a tree, said it was the mental anguish �" not the physical pain �" that was hardest to endure. "When you have psychological pain, you have the fear it will turn you into a different person," she said. She credited a host of mental games she played with helping her survive. Little routines helped take away the monotony and allowed her to claim a bit of autonomy over her own destiny, she said. Such routines, which included meditating and writing, "are a little space where you can get a bit of oxygen in the face of such an aggressive, punishing world," she said."

The miseries of losing the sense of smell. - By Elizabeth Zierah - Slate...: Jul 8, 10:50pm (1 review) health, psychology, science http://www.slate.com/id/2195018/; Losing your sense of smell means losing your full memory of: Pine trees. Bread freshly baked. Leather. New cars. Wild roses. The tobacco your grandfather smoked. Why do people assume it would be easy as losing a toe to deal with losing your sense of smell? Interesting first person account of anosmia.

Annals of Medicine: The Itch: Reporting &Essays: The New Yorker: Jul 2, 8:09pm (7 reviews) psychology, science, neuroscience, pain http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/...; yeah, freaking amazing science feature -- again -- from the new yorker. thanks to HeadOnAStick for sending it my way.

Science Journal - WSJ.com: Jun 27, 7:40pm psychology, brain-science, robert-lee-holz http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB12...

Review: Madness: A Bipolar Life and Poets on Prozac - New York Times: Apr 29, 11:13am (1 review) literature, psychology, depression, memoir, marya-hornbacher http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/29/health...; From the page: "She writes in a fluid staccato well suited to her stuttering reality, with a wicked ear for dialogue and a baseline common sense that contrasts with the immense senselessness of her worst manic episodes."

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