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COGDOP Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology will be held February 24 - February 26, 2012, in Austin, Texas. For more information visit: http://www.cogdop.org/information/news/upcoming-annual-meeting/
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Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting
The CNS 2012 Meeting will be held at: The Palmer House Chicago, Illinois March 31 - April 3. The Abstract Submission deadline for the 2012 meeting is November 1, 2011. Form more information visit: http://cogneurosociety.org/annual-meeting
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Up the Career Ladder, Lipstick In Hand
The New York Times: Want more respect, trust and affection from your co-workers? Wearing makeup — but not gobs of Gaga-conspicuous makeup — apparently can help. It increases people’s perceptions of a woman’s likability, her competence and (provided she does not overdo it) her trustworthiness, according to a new study, which also confirmed what is obvious: that cosmetics boost a woman’s attractiveness. It has long been known that symmetrical faces are considered more comely, and that people assume that handsome folks are intelligent and good.
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Is High Ability Necessary for Greatness?
Scientific American: As soon as I saw the headline "Research sheds light on origins of greatness", my interest was piqued. The article is referring to a new paper in Current Directions in Psychological Science, so I immediately downloaded that paper and left the press release open to the side. I’m wary of press releases with these sorts of headlines so best to go right to the source. Scanning the paper, which is coauthored by David Z. Hambrick and Elizabeth J. Meinz, I realize it’s a summary of research they’ve already conducted (some published, some not). As I read about their studies I noticed that not one of them actually looked at greatness.
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Lucky Towns
Men's Health Magazine: Luck is like that dark matter stuff scientists have spent billions of dollars trying to find with the Large Hadron Collider—a powerful presence that people surmise exists but no one has actually seen. The difference is that we found luck. Using statistics instead of protons, we pinpointed the location of a large supply in, of all places, San Diego. Wondering how Vegas didn't hit this jackpot?
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‘My Extreme Animal Phobia’ explores fears of creatures big and small
Los Angeles Times: Medical reality television has a new kid on the block: "My Extreme Animal Phobia," in which people face their terror of four-footed and creepy-crawly creatures. Why extreme? Because when it comes to mental and physical health disorders on TV, the bigger the better. The show, which debuts Oct. 21, features three people temporarily living in a clinic trying to overcome (with the help of a therapist) their acute fears about various animals. The premiere episode features people who are deathly afraid of spiders, pit bulls and snakes.