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Watch Your Language! Of Course–But How Do We Actually Do That?
Nothing seems more automatic than speech. We produce an estimated 150 words a minute, and make a mistake only about once every 1,000 words. We stay on track, saying what we intend to, even when
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Can Tylenol cure a broken heart?
The Boston Globe: I was intrigued by a new study published this week, which found that getting romantically rejected hurts, like “a jab in the arm with a red-hot poker,” as Melissa Healy writes in
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Make a clean online break with pests
CNN: Fact: In this crazy game called life, you will encounter people with whom you won’t want to engage. Some of these people will not realize they annoy you, and as you do your best
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Study: How Well Do You Know Your Best Friend?
TIME: How often do you fight with your best friend? Your answer is likely related to how well you know her “triggers” — the things that really set her off. For instance, do needy people
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New Study Highlights Gender Differences in Depression
Depression erodes intimate relationships. A depressed person can be withdrawn, needy, or hostile—and give little back. But there’s another way that depression isolates partners from each other. It chips away at the ability to perceive
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Broken Heart Burns Like Hot Coffee, Brain Study of Former Lovers Shows
Bloomberg: Heartache over lost love is similar to the physical pain of spilling hot coffee on your lap, scientists studying brain scans say. The sting of seeing photos of an ex-lover stimulated the same parts
