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• Why Christmas can be a let-down

  20-12-2015 10:30
  
  Every year you go all out to have the best yuletide – only to be disappointed. Anthony Seldon reveals why…Why is it that Christmas often fails to live up to our expectations? We plan for it months ahead with great enthusiasm, but when it arrives it often leaves us cold. If you recognise this description, and are facing the prospect of Christmas with some dread, read on.The reason that Christmas often disappoints can be explained, I believe, quite easily. It is because we put our own
  
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• What does this folded paper say about you?

  20-12-2015 10:30
  
  It sounds so simple, but can you follow the instructions to fold this piece of paper in your mind? Whether you can or not tells much about your ability to visualiseHow good are you at visualising things? And is it true that men are better than women? This test involves imagining what a piece of paper that has been folded (dotted line + arrow) then cut (solid line) looks like when unfolded again. You have five options to choose from (A-E). If you have a partner, friend or family member of the opp
  
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• Married Couples Must Share Surname, Japan's Top Court Rules

  20-12-2015 07:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Canadian Broadcasting Company - Top Stories NewsJapan's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that requiring married couples to have the same surname is constitutional, dealing a blow to a longtime effort for gender equality in choosing names.
  
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• Kids Find Anorexia Help More Often Than "Pro-Ana" Posts on Youtube

  20-12-2015 07:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  Source: U.S. News and World ReportSocial media analysis uncovers some good news.
  
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• Canada’s First Transgender Judge Appointed

  20-12-2015 07:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Globe and Mail -NationalCanada’s first transgender judge has been appointed to provincial court in Manitoba. Kael McKenzie, a Crown attorney from Winnipeg, was officially designated a judge on Dec. 17 and will begin his new job immediately. With his appointment to provincial court, Mr. McKenzie becomes the third openly trans judge now practising in North America. The first, Victoria Kolakowski, of Alameda County, Calif., was appointed in 2010.
  
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• Autism Linked to Brain Neurotransmitter

  20-12-2015 07:49 via feeds.socialpsychology.org
  
  Source: Google News - HealthMany studies regarding autism have suggested an association between brain chemicals and autism spectrum disorder. However, it's only a recent study conducted by Harvard scientists that has successfully made a link between the condition and a specific brain neurotransmitter. “This is the first time, in humans, that a neurotransmitter in the brain has been linked to autistic behavior — full stop,” study author Caroline Robertson, a junior...
  
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