Delicious LiveJournal Links for 2-20-2009
Feb. 20th, 2009 03:30 pm-
How a single negative person can strongly influence a whole group
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Economists and brain scientists at the University of Bonn tested male subjects in pairs, asking them to perform a simple task and promising payment for success. Using magnetic resonance tomographs, the researchers examined the volunteers' brain activity throughout the activities. Participants who got more money than their co-players showed much stronger activation in the brain's "reward center" than when both players received the same amount.
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Little boys have willies. Little boys with willies sometimes get erections. Little boys with erections will sometimes feel like having sex with little girls. Little girls who have had sex with little boys will sometimes have babies. Little girls with babies are probably not going to make terribly good mummies. Clearly, something must be done.