The Benefits of a Good Cry? It Depends
Having a good cry, whether after just winning the French Open or losing the Australian Open, surely brings something positive — or are you just a crybaby?
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Déjà Vu: Memories From an Alternate Reality?
Maybe you could swear you've read these words before, but the study of déjà vu has attracted some mainstream scientists who find that familiarity breeds recollections.
No Money, No Marriage
Many men want to have achieved something before marrying, and the corresponding lack of wealth seems to be a factor in who gets hitched.
Iran’s Sexual Revolution
President Obama ran on a platform of change. And when Iranians go to the polls in early June, rivals of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are also hoping that a promise of change might convince the country not to vote for the incumbent.
The Anxiety of Test Taking
The Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice at Stanford University just released a study on the effects of the California High School Exit Exam on graduation rates. About half of 50 U.S. states require students to take a similar test at the end of high school in order to graduate.
The Price of a Sharp Mind
Last week, I came across an Associated Press story about Rita Levi Montalcini who won the Nobel Prize…
Suspense and Sports Television
The prolific sports scholar Allen Guttmann suggests that the careful recording of stats is one of several defining…
Hot for Teacher
The complicated relationship between male professors and their female students has garnered plenty of wide ranging cultural interest.…
Federer Too Old at 27?
In a remarkable essay on tennis player Roger Federer, the late writer David Forster Wallace suggests that watching…