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On Pinterest, it's share and share alike
Special to the Los Angeles TimesAmericans spend upward of 30 hours a month staring at their computer screens, shopping and browsing and seeking. We relish the efficiency, the expanse of information, the anonymity and the freedom. But we are social creatures and as such, can't seem to...Tags: John Galliano, Sociology, Medical Specialization, Kim Kardashian, Social Media
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'Weapons of persuasion' from Robert Cialdini
Mitt Romney on the stump, singles at the bar, car salesmen on the lot: All sorts of people are practicing the art of persuasion, with varying degrees of success. We like to think that we make our own decisions, that we're in control. But we're all open...
Tags: Politics, Medical Specialization, Religion and Belief, Science and Technology, Steve Martin
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Do facial expressions convey the same emotions around the world?
If you were to travel anywhere in the globe -- even to visit remote tribes who have scant contact with the larger world -- would people be able to read your emotions from your facial expressions (happiness, sadness, disgust, etc.) and would you be able to...
Tags: Science and Technology, Personal Service, Health
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Hollywood's top 25 most powerful stylists are celebrated
All The RageHollywood's top 25 most powerful stylists are celebrated... -
Rosaline L. Zukerman
Rosaline L. Zukerman is an AV rated attorney with over 31 years of experience. Her firm of family law mediators and litigators has over 140 years of combined experience.With a BA in psychology and a MA in counseling, family law was a natural progression...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Trials, Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Litigation
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Mexico teen prodigy is a psychologist at 17
World NowThe director of child psychology at the Center for the Attention to Talent is a child himself: 17-year-old Andrew Almazan, a prodigy who was reading Shakespeare and Cervantes at age 6.... -
Twitter friends: It may be a good idea to meet up
I've been live-tweeting "The Bachelor." There, I said it. To a lot of people, including my inner circle of friends, my penchant for reality dating programming (and my willingness to document it in real time) makes me exceedingly nerdy. In fact, I...
Tags: Education, Medical Specialization, Computer Networking and Internet, Teachers, Science and Technology
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California state mental hospitals plagued by peril
When Garth Webb was sent to Napa State Hospital, his parents were relieved. The bellboy and amateur composer from Sebastopol had been in the throes of bipolar disorder when he was charged with threatening the lives of co-workers. His family encouraged...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization, Chemicals, Bipolar Disorder, Psychiatry
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California hires relatives of hospital reform effort's leader
During Nirbhay Singh's eight years as lead consultant for California's psychiatric hospitals, state officials hired his relatives, then urged the facilities to use a little-known therapy and psychological questionnaire they had devised, state records...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization, Religion and Belief, Philosophy
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Psychic ability study debunked: Steer clear of rabbit hole, psychologists say
Psychic ability is real, and here's proof, Daryl Bem said in 2011. It was an exciting claim, but excitement fades with time -- and, often, with further investigation.
The social psychologist at Cornell University did research that he said supported the...Tags: Ides of March, Health and Medical Professionals, Entertainment Events, Cornell University, Science and Technology
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Liking yourself just the way you are
Special to the Los Angeles TimesYou know it's tough out there when fashion and beauty executives think that even a model's body isn't good enough to sell clothes or that a celebrity's natural face isn't up to par, even with makeup. The website Jezebel reported in early December that...Tags: Lauren Hutton, Celebrities, Jane Fonda, Health Treatments, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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The Unreal World: 'Carnage' and child bullying
"Carnage"
SBS Productions
U.S. release: Dec. 16
The premise
Ethan Longstreet (Eliot Berger), age 11, has formed a gang at his Brooklyn school but has excluded classmate Zachary Cowan (Elvis Polanski), also age 11. When Zachary confronts him, Ethan...Tags: Education, Carnage (movie), Medical Specialization, John C. Reilly, Teachers
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