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Put your stress on vacation
Got stress?
If you answered no, hooray for you! (And, by the way, what planet are you from?)
But if you answered yes (like any normal member of the human race), you're likely heartened by the arrival of vacation season. Just the ticket for a little...Tags: Health, International Travel, Medical Specialization, University of Cincinnati, Trips and Vacations
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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, Arizona State University, Health, Elections, Steve Martin
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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: University of California, Los Angeles, Health, Philosophy, Computer Networking and Internet, Music
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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: Health, Philosophy, John Galliano, Medical Specialization, Kanye West
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That bad attitude? Blame the birth month
If you don't believe in horoscopes, you're in step with science. But that's not the same as saying the season of your birth cannot affect your fate. Hundreds of studies, published in peer-reviewed journals, have suggested that the month a person is born...Tags: Health, University of Chicago, Overweight, Multiple Sclerosis, Polio
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Book review: 'Beyond Religion' by the Dalai Lama
Los Angeles TimesFor most of his 76 years, the 14th Dalai Lama has been the spiritual light for followers of Tibetan Buddhism, his every word parsed for guidance to living a better, more fulfilling life. Awarded the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, the Dalai Lama has been an...Tags: Dalai Lama, Book, Entertainment Events, Religion and Belief, Buddhism
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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: Health, Medical Specialization, Carnage (movie), Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School
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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: Health, Cindy Crawford, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Celebrities, Revlon Incorporated
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Dutch scientist accused of falsifying data
Social psychologist Diederik Stapel made a name for himself by pushing his field into new territory. His research papers appeared to demonstrate that exposure to litter and graffiti makes people more likely to commit small crimes and that being in a messy...Tags: Health, Philosophy, Psychologists, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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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.... -
Hollywood's top 25 most powerful stylists are celebrated
All The RageHollywood's top 25 most powerful stylists are celebrated... -
Book Review: 'Millennium People' by J.G. Ballard
Los Angeles Times Book CriticWhen J.G. Ballard died in April 2009, he left behind a body of work dominated by a few key ideas. First were the erotic possibilities of violence, as embodied by his 1973 novel "Crash." Equally important was his sense of suburban life as not just soul-...Tags: Health, Don DeLillo, Book, Unrest, Conflicts and War, London Heathrow Airport
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