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...free time, Kaufmann spreads the EV word at Environmental Motors in nearby Glendale, one of a handful of EV dealers in the region. He doesn't worry about the cost of charging up at home either. The Zenn has an on-board charger and plugs into his standard 110-volt socket, which Kaufmann compares to plugging in a cell phone. Others claim it draws more like a dehumidifier. Still, says Kaufman, "I don't even notice it on my electric bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Utilities Scramble to Meet Power Needs of Electric Cars | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

There is a certain four-letter word that evokes much emotion, is often uttered by mothers giving birth, and whose usage by humans is thought to be evolutionarily adaptive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bleep! My Finger! Why Swearing Helps Ease Pain | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

According to a new study by British researchers, saying the F word or any other commonly used expletive can work to reduce physical pain - and it seems that people may use curse words by instinct. Indeed, as any owner of a banged shin, whacked funny bone or stubbed toe knows, dancing the agony jig - and shouting its profane theme tune - are about as automatic as the response to a doctor's reflex hammer. (See 20 ways to get healthy and stay that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bleep! My Finger! Why Swearing Helps Ease Pain | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

...figure out why, psychologists at Britain's Keele University recruited 64 college students and asked them to stick their hands in a bucket of ice water and endure the pain for several minutes. One group was allowed to repeat a curse word of their choice continuously while their hands were in the water; another group was asked to repeat a non-expletive control word, such as that which might be used to describe a table. The result was that swearing not only allowed students to withstand the discomfort longer, but also reduced their perception of pain intensity. Curse words...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bleep! My Finger! Why Swearing Helps Ease Pain | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

...sharp yelp of pain, for example. "Swearing probably comes from a very primitive reflex that evolved in animals," Pinker says. "In humans, our vocal tract has been hijacked by our language skills," so instead of barking out a random sound, "we articulate our yelp with a word colored with negative emotion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bleep! My Finger! Why Swearing Helps Ease Pain | 7/16/2009 | See Source »

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