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• Readers recommend: songs that command or instruct | Peter Kimpton

  26-11-2015 21:03
  
  Look sharp! Get on it! Don’t stop! This week it’s time to name songs that, whether in title or lyrics, employ the imperative form. Now get started … please!
  “He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command,” said that silver-tongued back-stabber Niccolò Machiavelli. “Your power of command with simple language was one of the magnificent things of our century,” added Charles Bukowski. “Do as I say, not as I do,” floats out that anci
  
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• Molecular trigger for cerebral cavernous malformation identified

  26-11-2015 16:43
  Researchers in Italy, Germany and the United States have identified a regulatory protein crucial for the development of cerebral cavernous malformation -- a severe and incurable disease mainly affecting the brain microvasculature. The results show that the KLF4 protein plays a central role in the development of CCM lesions.
  
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• The psychology of impulsive shopping

  26-11-2015 15:05
  
  With Black Friday, Christmas shopping and the winter sales all approaching, what is it that makes some of us susceptible to irrational purchases?With Black Friday, Christmas shopping and the winter sales all approaching, consumers around the world will once again overindulge in systematic unplanned purchases that provide little more than a short-term emotional fix. At times, this can cause long-term problems, such as regret, debt and spiritual emptiness. It is indeed the season for impulsive buy
  
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• Oxytocin increases social altruism

  26-11-2015 15:00
  
  Nowadays, much emphasis is placed on sustainability. The degree to which people are willing to donate their own money for this depends on their level of oxytocin.
  
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• Mental health framework well-intentioned but lacks detail on new funding and service delivery, Australia

  26-11-2015 15:00
  
  The AMA has welcomed the overall intent of the Government's new mental health framework, but questions remain over new funding, on-the-ground service delivery, and the ongoing role of the Federal...
  
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• Peak-end pizza: Higher prices mean first impressions count

  26-11-2015 12:00
  
  How does price impact your evaluation of a restaurant meal? Psychologists have long thought that we judge experiences based on their most intense moment (the peak) and the last part of the experience...
  
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• From whong to quingel: what makes a word funny? | David Shariatmadari

  26-11-2015 11:02
  
  Some made up words, like probble and dolsimp, are more amusing than others. Best of all are the likes of clunt, focky and dongl. Why?
  Without scrolling down, have a think about which word in these pairs you find funnier.
  Quingel v Heashes Related: Do you sound gay? What our voices tell us – and what they don’t | David ShariatmadariContinue reading...
  
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• From whong to quingel: the science of funny words | David Shariatmadari

  26-11-2015 11:02
  
  Some made up words, like probble and dolsimp, are more amusing than others. Best of all are the likes of clunt, focky and dongl. Why?
  Without scrolling down, have a think about which word in these pairs you find funnier.
  Quingel v Heashes Related: Do you sound gay? What our voices tell us – and what they don’t | David ShariatmadariContinue reading...
  
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• Two-thirds of studies on 'psychosocial' treatments fail to declare conflicts of interest

  26-11-2015 11:00
  
  Health services in many countries increasingly rely on prescribed 'psychosocial interventions': treatments that use counselling techniques to tackle mental health issues, behavioural problems such as...
  
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• Dr. Temple Grandin is Having a Great Thanksgiving. Two of Her Books Just Earned 2015 Academics’ Choice Awards!

  26-11-2015 09:00 via pr.com
  Dr. Temple Grandin, the subject of the award winning HBO biopic, Temple Grandin, and the recipient of Time magazine’s 2010 “100 Most Influential People” issue is having another great week. Two of her books just won 2015 Academics' Choice Awards! [PR.com]
  
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• What is the correct number of children to have? | Dean Burnett

  26-11-2015 08:27
  
  What is the correct number of children to have in order to avoid judgment or scrutiny from strangers? Is such a thing even possible? Children. Brilliant, aren’t they? Everyone says so. I’ve got two children myself, and I love them more than anything and would do anything for them. I don’t expect anyone else to feel the same, though. Not anyone outside of my immediate family anyway. They’re MY children; why would I expect complete strangers to give a damn about how I and m
  
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