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[|How Not To Apologize--Rush Limbaugh’s statement on Sandra Fluke was a textbook example of what not to say.]

[|When the Facts Don't Matter--Same-sex marriage isn't hurting anyone. So why are so many people still afraid of it?]

[|Can dogs tell when we’re talking to them?]

[|Have we met? Tracing the origins of face blindness]

[|Catchphrase Executioner-Bad sex jargon, horrible “occupy” jokes, and other terrible things we said this year.]

NYT: [|10 Things Job Applicants Should Know]

NYT: [|As Facebook Aims at Millions of Users, Some are Content to Sit Out]

[|The loud American I swore I’d never be]--When I moved from Canada people mocked me for my "aboots." I promised I wouldn't change. I was wrong

[|More college women speak in creaks, thanks to pop stars]

[|What if there were rules for Science Journalism?]

NYT: [|In "Game of Thrones," a language to make the world feel real]

Smithsonian: [|The Science of Sarcasm? Yeah, Right--How do humans separate sarcasm from sincerity? Research on the subject is leading to insights about how the mind works. Really]

NYT:[| Software that Listens for Lies]

[|The evolution of deceit] New discoveries show that fibs and self-deception are central to our evolutionary strategy. An expert explains

[|How to Read Body Language to Reveal the Underlying Truth in Almost Any Situation]

[|Being too polite to your waitress may cost you money]

===[|Introducing //**Slate**//’s Negotiation Academy--A series of short podcasts to teach you the basic rules for getting the best deal.]=== [|Schmoozing as Strategy: **//Slate//**’s Negotiation Academy--Episode 2 of our series on haggling like the pros.] Episode 3: [|The Art and Trickery of Persuasion] Episode 4: [|The Ticking Clock and Other Physical Tactics] Episode 5: [|Negotiating with Jerks and Liars] Episode 6: [|Closing the Deal] The Gender Divide: [|**//Slate//**’s Negotiation Academy Episode 7] Location, Location, Negotiation: [|Slate's Negotiation Academy Episode 8] Episode 9: [|Negotiating with Kids] Episode 10: [|Negotiating for Salary]

[|Attention Must Be Paid--How the Internet is changing how people listen.] Interesting example of a definition paper.

[|Not Sharing Is Caring--Facebook's terrible plan to get us to share everything we do on the Web.]

[|A vegetarian's guide to talking to carnivores]--Updated: If you decide to quit eating meat, you'll need to brace yourself for these absurd arguments

[|Cryptophasia--The secrets of twin speak.]

[|Are There Hidden Messages in Pronouns? James Pennebaker says computers reveal secret patterns.]

[|That's So Mysto--What makes slang stick?]

[|How to Beat the High Costs of Dialing Abroad]

[|A soothing voice can change your hormones…but a text message won’t]

[|Can a redesign make us eat better? A look at the creative process behind the colorful new FDA nutrition labels]

[|The dirty words we dare not say--My parents instilled in me a bone-deep hatred of gross terminology. It makes being a grown-up tricky sometimes]

[|Being Tony Plush--Finding redemption through Nyjer Morgan's gentleman alter ego.]

[|Slowpoke-How to be a faster writer.]

[|Lying is part of child's development, study confirms]

[|New for Aspiring Doctors, the People Skills Test]

[|Speaking Up in Class, Silently, Using Social Media]: A small but growing cadre of educators is trying to exploit Twitter-like technology to enhance classroom discussion.

[|Peer pressure can actually change your memories]

[|Google unveils next social network feat] [|Google+ faces uphill climb vs. Facebook]

[|The Bilingual Advantage]: Interview with Ellen Bialystok. By CLAUDIA DREIFUS: Among other benefits, the regular use of two languages appears to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms.

[|Your Name Impacts How Others Judge You] [|What Does Your Name Tell Others About You?]

[|Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts.]: NY Times op-ed.

[|Superbrands' success fuelled by sex, religion and gossip]

[|Science reveals what you need to do to talk people into anything]