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...almond-shaped brain regions deep within each temporal lobe that control fear and the processing of emotion. It's your amygdalae that keep you from getting so close to another person that he could easily reach out, gouge an eye, and then drag your woman off by her hair. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Problem with Close-Talking? Blame the Brain | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

Socializing with overweight people can change what we perceive as the norm; it raises our tolerance for obesity both in others and in ourselves. It's also about letting your hair down. Past research has shown that adults tend to eat more around friends and family than they do with strangers. They shed their inhibitions about how it looks when they go back for thirds or order the alfredo sauce instead of the marinara. (See how much money families around the world spend on food each week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Social Side of Obesity: You Are Who You Eat With | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

...appear to have been taken from someone else is so simple, Israeli scientists found, that a biology student could do it. In a startling experiment, the researchers faked DNA using multiple techniques. In one, they replaced the DNA in a blood sample with that of another person, collected from hair or saliva. In another, they drew on DNA profiles in law-enforcement databases to construct a sample without obtaining any real DNA from a person. Their findings may undercut the viability of genetic evidence in the courtroom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

Though I do want to stick with the name death panel, we will handle all forms of medicine, including plastic surgery. Michelle Pfeiffer and Demi Moore, yes; Joan Rivers, no. And while there will be a lot fewer MRIs covered, hair-waxing will be free. We will be able to afford that because much of the cost of health care will be offset by selling the television rights to our panel. If ratings lag, I am fully prepared to appoint Paula Abdul, although I'm aware that this might raise our prescription-drug costs. (See pictures of facial yoga...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joel Stein: If I Ran the Death Panels | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

It’s hard to picture the Senate without Ted Kennedy. Over the last 47 years, his name has become synonymous with the liberal movement, and his face, with his thick white hair and ruddy cheeks, his sharp jaw and sharper tongue, has become a symbol of the American Left. Though born into uncommon privilege, Kennedy made a career of defending the downtrodden. President Barack H. Obama praised his voice as one that spoke for the “poor and powerless,” and his funeral Mass this weekend was attended not only by political bigwigs...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Farewell to a Senator | 8/31/2009 | See Source »

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