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• Connections between gut microbiota and the brain

  29-05-2016 23:44
  Intestinal bacteria that can boost bravery or trigger multiple sclerosis: An increasing body of research results confirms the importance of the “gut-brain axis” for neurology and indicates that the triggers for a number of neurological diseases may be located in the digestive tract.
  
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• Would you shock yourself to avoid being alone with your thoughts?

  29-05-2016 07:00
  
  Being by themselves in an empty room can feel so unbearable to some people that they willingly self-harmTo be left alone with our thoughts can be torture. Insomniacs who suffer agonies as they lie awake night after night soon learn that it is far better to get up and do something – anything – rather than thrash about with only their restless mind for company. Negative emotions such as guilt, self-doubt and anxiety run amok at night. Daylight, with its promise of mundane tasks and soc
  
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• Measure your faith with beer and maths

  29-05-2016 07:00
  
  There appears to be a correlation between test performance and belief. Take this test to find out how religious you areHow religious are you? To find out, answer these questions:1) Bill can drink a barrel of beer in six days. Bert can drink a barrel of beer in 12 days (assume they’re both really going for it). How long would it take them to drink a barrel together? Continue reading...
  
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• The psychology of genre

  29-05-2016 06:01 via nytimes.com
  Why we don't like what we struggle to categorize.
  
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