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Tasting Alcohol Helps Our Bodies Process It
It’s not just alcohol that makes us drunk — our thoughts about what we’re drinking can also influence our level of intoxication. That’s what Shepard Siegel of McMaster University concludes in a recent issue of
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The ‘Silent Majority’ Agrees With Me, Voters Believe
Psychologists have found that we tend to think people who are similar to us in one explicit way—say, religion or lifestyle—will act and believe as we do, and vote as we do.
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The connected car: New services pit convenience against safety
Consumer Reports: With the increased popularity of smart phones and social networks, automakers are tapping these connected technologies in vehicles to allow drivers to update Facebook, send a Tweet, check stocks, surf the Web, and
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The Sugary Secret of Self-Control
The New York Times: Ever since Adam and Eve ate the apple, Ulysses had himself tied to the mast, the grasshopper sang while the ant stored food and St. Augustine prayed “Lord make me chaste
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When is a Face Hot or Not?
Boston Magazine: Why does Johnny Depp look so good in eyeliner? Why is the girl next door rarely ever also a Victoria’s Secret model? If somebody wanted to make Will Ferrell into a model, exactly
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Most students drink not for the taste, but to get drunk: Study
Straits Times: The majority of people, particularly college students, drink alcohol not because of its taste, but to get drunk, a study found. ‘They intend to get intoxicated,’ Scott Geller, a psychologist and professor from
