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Most students drink not for the taste, but to get drunk: Study
Straits Times: The majority of people, particularly college students, drink alcohol not because of its taste, but to get drunk, a study found. ‘They intend to get intoxicated,’ Scott Geller, a psychologist and professor from Visit Page
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The Spoiler Paradox: How Knowing a Spoiler Makes a Story Better, Not Worse
Huffington Post: Storytelling is a universal human trait, spanning cultures, civilizations and time. We love a good story, and since we have been telling stories for thousands of years, we know what makes for a Visit Page
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Book explains why people do poorly under pressure; video captures bicycle stunts
The Washington Post: When the going gets tough, sometimes the tough make embarrassing last-minute mistakes. In her book, newly available in paperback, psychologist Sian Beilock examines the mental forces that drive golfers to miss easy Visit Page
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Marriage helps survival after heart surgery
USA Today: New research finds that married people are more than twice as likely as single people to be alive 15 years after coronary bypass surgery, although the findings can’t prove that having a spouse Visit Page
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Hypnosis as health care quietly gains ground
MSNBC: In 1987, Marilyn Bellezzo was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disorder that was, for her, debilitating. “I was housebound,” Bellezzo said. She spent hours curled up on the bathroom floor, suffering from Visit Page
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Inside the Mind of a Creationist
Huffington Post: Texas governor and presidential candidate Rick Perry is ambivalent about the “theory” of evolution. He says it’s just one theory that’s out there, on equal footing with creationism. He’s proud of the fact Visit Page
