Sun, March 21, 2010

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A Cure for the Gimmies?

Posted 9 months ago

When I told a friend that researchers had found a pill to treat kleptomania symptoms, she said, “Oh, I need that!”  She made a grabbing motion with her hands, “I always want more stuff.”  But kleptomania is different from just wanting things — true kleptomaniacs steal not out of greed or…

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Wanted: Supreme Court Justice. Must Have Mirror Neurons.

Posted 9 months, 1 week ago

Empathy has been getting a lot of news coverage recently.  After Justice Souter announced his intention to retire from the Supreme Court, President Obama gave a statement about the kind of person he would like to appoint as Souter’s replacement, saying, “I view the quality of…

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The Psychology of Uncertainty

Posted 9 months, 1 week ago

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