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...test this, Chandler and Schwarz recruited a group of 58 students and told them they were studying the link between muscle movements and reading comprehension - a link that, in fact, does not exist. The subjects were asked to read a passage about a fictional character named Donald who withheld his rent from his landlord because repairs were not made to his home. The details of the story were left ambiguous enough that Donald could easily be perceived as a justifiably aggrieved tenant - or merely a jerk. While they read, different students were asked to extend either the index finger...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving the Finger: This Hurts Me More Than You | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...When the reading was done, the researchers asked the students to describe their own moods and, significantly, their feelings about Donald. In general, those who had extended the middle finger while reading were less happy than the ones who had held out the index finger. What's more, they were also likelier not to care very much for Donald - or at least to describe him as a hostile person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving the Finger: This Hurts Me More Than You | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...Trump, Donald • bankruptcy of casino group of is - yawn! - declared yet again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Slansky's Weekly Index of the News | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

Declining Fruit and Vegetable Nutrient Composition: What Is the Evidence? By Donald R. Davis Journal of HortScience; February...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eating Your Veggies: Not As Good For You? | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...just check out the February issue of the Journal of HortScience, which contains a report on the sorry state of American fruits and veggies. Apparently produce in the U.S. not only tastes worse than it did in your grandparents' days, it also contains fewer nutrients - at least according to Donald R. Davis, a former research associate with the Biochemical Institute at the University of Texas, Austin. Davis claims the average vegetable found in today's supermarket is anywhere from 5% to 40% lower in minerals (including magnesium, iron, calcium and zinc) than those harvested just 50 years ago. (Read about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eating Your Veggies: Not As Good For You? | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

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