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Liljenquist says the real-life implications of the study could be as simple as an office investing more in janitorial supplies than in expensive and intrusive surveillance equipment to keep workers in line. Other olfactory researchers suggest, however, that perhaps it wasn't the clean smell that made people more virtuous in the new study, but rather the smell of citrus; that is, people may have behaved better because they smelled something they liked, rather than something "clean." "It could be simply that a positive smell creates a positive mood, which encourages positive behavior. You cannot conclude it is cleanliness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do 'Clean' Smells Encourage Clean Behavior? | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...market and in the memory. The first questions one would ask of a Spiral Stairs solo debut, then, are whether it reveals anything significant about this rather shadowy figure, and whether it will restore him to popular and aesthetic relevance. On both points, “The Real Feel” is frustratingly inconclusive. But speaking solely of the music, its erratic moments of lightness and beauty can make for unexpected delights. Unsurprisingly, “The Real Feel” is so unfocused and incoherent that it sounds either like a throwaway bunch of songs collected over the years...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spiral Stairs | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

Okay, okay, so we’re being a little overdramatic. Still, ladybugs have been a very real problem at Pfoho. Two days ago, Benjamin Rahn, a Pfoho tutor, wrote this message in an email sent over the House list...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: Attack of the Ladybugs! | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...Tiny refuses to engage in the ongoing war around him but makes his allegiances clear with his ominous mumblings (“One does dream of the cataclysm”). Cerveris succeeds at establishing both a comedic and disturbing presence: though his absurd size and mannerisms are laughable, a real threat is clearly lurking in his insouciance of speech and action...

Author: By Alex E. Traub, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

...others; depending on where you stand on the issue of health-care reform, the label is code for cuts or a promise to root out fraud and save billions. But far away from the debates in Washington, a group of expatriate baby boomers point to one place they believe real Medicare savings could be realized: Mexico...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicare Savings: Is the Answer in Mexico? | 10/23/2009 | See Source »

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