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Evolution seems to have programmed this discomfort via a brain structure called the amygdalae, a pair of 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...

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

Meanwhile, though President Faust has taken it up as her mission to (try to) expand the arts at Harvard without disrespecting all those laid off staffers, Yale College has created a new position for an arts dean. According to the YDN, Dean Susan Cahan’s responsibilities will include...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Around the Ivies | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

There's a lot of pageantry on display at derbies, too. Veteran demolition driver Lynn Buchanan paid $600 for his mid-'70s Chevy wagon, which he decorated with an American-flag motif for the Delaware County derby. He puts a lot of hours into fixing up the clunkers he's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crash For Clunkers: Demolition Derbies Hard Up for Cars | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

The Gist: Pew's most comprehensive study of workforce demographics in the past three years shows that the recession isn't the only reason older workers are sticking around longer. Workers over 55 are expected to account for 93% of the U.S. labor force's growth from 2006 to 2016...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Older Workers Are Happier | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

The President's deferral of responsibility for the CIA investigation is more serious than his health-care meanderings. This is a matter of national security that will directly affect the morale and behavior of our clandestine services. The President can't say he wants to look forward, not backward, then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rookie Mistakes: Time for Obama to Lead | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

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