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By Eric Hazan
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By Jonah Lehrer
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yale.edu
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After mulling over the issue for many years, the powers that be at Yale University have decided to ban sexual relationships between faculty members and undergraduate students, regardless of whether those students ever take their classes.
Posted on Apr 6, 2010
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Flickr / dierk schaefer
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How about a little cognitive psychology with your English literature? Professors who normally spend their time thinking about Virginia Woolf’s characters and story structures are taking a page from scientific texts to add a new dimension to their exploration of fiction.
Posted on Apr 1, 2010
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Flickr / Gunnar Þór Hafdal's
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The good news for chocolate aficionados is that a new study out of Germany, featuring a generous sample size of more than 19,000 people, suggests that there may be a link between chocolate consumption and lower blood pressure ... (continued)
Posted on Mar 30, 2010
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flickr / mauricesvay
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Those who have ever suspected, after apparently taking leave of their reason in the face of their favorite junk food, that their guilt-inducing pleasure contained some highly addictive substance may not be too far off the mark, according to a new study.
Posted on Mar 29, 2010
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Wikimedia Commons / The Yorck Project
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Imagining and depicting Jesus’ final meal with his apostles has been an artistic obsession since the dawning of the Common Era, and thus it’s only fitting that the holy vittles on their plates might reflect the attitude about food prevalent in the cultures that produced the artists.
Posted on Mar 25, 2010
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Wikimedia Commons / Natasha Baucas
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During a press junket on Tuesday, “Avatar” helmer James Cameron let fly about Fox News’ shouty conspiracy buff Glenn Beck, calling Beck a couple of rated-R names before backing up a bit and suggesting that he’d like to have a “dialogue with him.” In 3-D! Just kidding.
Posted on Mar 24, 2010
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Flickr / sskennel
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Looks like pursuing opportunities outside her former gubernatorial post is paying off for Sarah Palin. After she shopped her pitch for an “unscripted” television show about Alaska around heathen Hollywood, a winner, Discovery Communications, appears to have pulled ahead of Palin’s other suitors ... (continued)
Posted on Mar 23, 2010
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mtv.com
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This is good news for the tiara-wearing teen set, perhaps bad news for humanity in general: According to the Los Angeles Times, business is brisk for that sparkly and slightly grotesque niche of the special-events industry that targets ... (continued)
Posted on Mar 22, 2010
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Flickr / nate steiner
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So, we get that there might be some “tummy-friendly” benefits to drinking dark-roasted coffee. However, this Science News article extolling the virtues of the duskier blends lays it on a bit thick on the pro-coffee front, mentioning little in the way of possible side effects. (continued)
Posted on Mar 22, 2010
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Flickr / mikebaird
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A research team out of UCLA thinks it may have traced the pedigree of domesticated dogs back to their earliest origins, and the paw prints apparently lead to the general vicinity of the Middle East, instead of the East Asian region they’d previously targeted.
Posted on Mar 18, 2010
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AP / Kevork Djansezian
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Nobody’s signing anything at the moment, but Fox might be with Coco yet. Executives at the Murdochian network haven’t worked out a deal with departed “Tonight Show” host Conan O’Brien, and in fact, The Hollywood Reporter noted Wednesday that the two parties haven’t been in touch in two weeks, but all is not lost ... (continued)
Posted on Mar 18, 2010
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Wikimedia Commons / Joho345
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If ever there was anyone cut out for the job of researching presidential peccadilloes—while also looking into the flings of our nation’s first ladies—it quite possibly would be esteemed porn purveyor Larry Flynt. The Hustler impresario is working on a book on America’s sexed-up presidents ... (continued)
Posted on Mar 17, 2010
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Mark Fellman / WETA courtesy 20th Century Fox
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Fans of James Cameron’s “Avatar” who are anxiously waiting to watch, pause for commentary and perhaps act out the film in the comfort of their own homes now have a date, and an auspicious one, when they can make that magic happen: April 22. Twentieth Century Fox is giving “Avatar” ... (continued)
Posted on Mar 16, 2010
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AP / Charlie Riedel
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Tiger Woods’ intermission is coming to a close. On Tuesday, Woods confirmed reports that he would be hitting the green again at next month’s Masters tournament in Augusta, Ga.
Posted on Mar 16, 2010
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White House / Pete Souza
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Although 3-D technology has been around so long that it almost seems quaint, it’s still the Next Big Thing, in a sense, in the entertainment industry, as even television manufacturers are chomping at the bit to get in on the action. What’s more, “Avatar” director and technological innovator James Cameron is ... (continued)
Posted on Mar 15, 2010
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