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Alcohol often gets blamed for sexual assignations that, in the bright light of the next morning, seem unwise. It's called beer-goggling, but does it really exist? Does drinking actually affect how your brain evaluates the attractiveness of other faces, or do we just use alcohol as an excuse to hook up with the first willing target...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Beer (Goggling) Affect Whom We Find Attractive? | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...thrown his way. In one example of such a task, Brian finds himself carting the obese Mr. Lolly back and forth from the chiropractor. On the ride, Happy’s father makes a point about the interplay of chance and control in health and happiness. Speaking of a brain tumor he experienced, he takes full credit for ridding himself of cancer: “I mapped the pathology of the cancer with my mind—very Chinese. Then I moved it.” The film’s absurdity is perfectly exemplified in the scene that follows...

Author: By Antonia M.R. Peacocke, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gigantic | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...euphoria whatsoever. We know now for a fact that the active ingredient in marijuana also affects the nerve endings, the same place I pick up pain. So when I use pot, rather than it going to my brain and giving me a euphoria, it seems to focus on those inflamed nerve endings and it brings down my pain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Montel Williams | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...Imus's old radio show, is a compelling mind-voice, at once naive and reflective. The man may be washed up, bankrupt, a figure of fear or fun to those who remember him. But in close-up here, detailing his "madness of the mind, chaos of the brain," Mike Tyson is a star. (See Top 10 Mike Tyson Moments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tyson: A Charismatic Ex-Champ | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...Unfortunately, this ability to change settings or switch channels whenever we want has a downside. Research has shown that exposure to repeated blips of information from video games and TV may rewire the brain to create shorter attention spans. Some researchers have even suggested that the rise in cases of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder may be connected to the growing screen culture...

Author: By Aixin Wang | Title: Unplug and Disconnect | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

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