MIND

The Atlantic: [|Playing 'World of Warcraft' Boosts Spatial Ability and Focus in Adults]

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

NYT: [|From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model]

[|Hearing Bilingual--How Babies Sort Out Language]

[|Is there a genius in all of us?]

[|The Effect Effect--Daniel Kahneman and the language of popular psychology.]

NYT: [|Online Learning, Personalized--Khan Academy Blends Its YouTube Approach with Classrooms]

[|Don’t Blink! The Hazards of Confidence]

[|Why people with a sweet tooth are just generally sweeter people]

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: [|How Exercise Benefits the Brain]

NYT: [|Sorry, Strivers--Talent Matters]

NYT: [|Willpower--It’s in Your Head]

NYT: [|The Hoarder in You--It’s Time to Say Goodbye to All That Stuff]

[|Why we invented monsters] How our primate ancestors shaped our obsession with terrifying creatures

NYT: [|A Serving of Gratitude May Save the Day]

[|Why we forget] Science shows our memory can easily be distorted and erased -- but our forgetfulness also helps us survive

[|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]

[|How music changes our brains] Science is becoming increasingly interested in the relationship between sound and the brain. An expert explains

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

[|IQ 'can change in teenage years'] [|How Can You Increase Your IQ?] Stay in school (or just play some memory games).

[|What Parkinson’s Teaches Us About the Brain] Forced Exercise's effect on the brain

[|Does Absence Actually Make the Heart Grow Fonder?] A new book suggests that getting away from each other for prolonged periods of time is good for the health of your marriage.

[|Mind-blowing sex actually can wipe memory clean]

[|Scientists Turn Brain Activity Into Moving Images]--U.C.-Berkeley researchers tap into technology that may one day allow for rewatching your dreams.

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

[|"Teleported" mice reveal secrets of memory]

[|The After-Wife--Pat Robertson says Alzheimer's can justify divorce because your spouse is "gone." Is he right]?

[|Scientists have recorded the first experimental evidence that elephants experience //eureka!// moments]

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

[|Not your imagination--Kids today really are less creative, study says]

[|How Was The Joker Potty Trained? Mental Health Experts Psychoanalyze Batman Villains]

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

[|Half of men would dump woman who got fat]:But only 20 percent of women surveyed said they'd ditch a dude who gained weight [] [|www.askmen.com/specials/great_female_survey]

[|Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds]

[|A New Gauge to See What’s Beyond Happiness]

[|Brain Calisthenics for Abstract Ideas]

[|Speaking Up in Class, Silently, Using Social Media]

[|Peer pressure can actually change your memories]

[|Sophie’s Choice and Other Choice Choices]

[|Men Are From Cuddle, Women Are From Penis--] [|A new study supposedly says women want sex but men want cuddling. Don't believe it.]

[|Which Is Worse for a Child's Development—Exposure to Graphic Sex or Appalling Violence?]

[|How Sugar Affects Your Brain and Body]

[|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?]

NYT: [|A Good Night’s Sleep Isn’t a Luxury; It’s a Necessity]: There always seems to be something keeping us awake.

[|Sugar may be sapping your memory]

[|A Memory Tonic for the Aging Brain]: As we grow older, we forget things like where we parked the car. Exercise can sharpen our recall.

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