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...psychology, and medicine. Chances are, you found out about Darwin’s birthday well before reading this, because his face has been everywhere this winter, from the cover of National Geographic to the Queen’s Head Pub last month, where drinks were served and gorilla costumes worn in honor of the bicentennial...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Not the Year of Our Lord | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...study, titled "Enhancing Television-Viewing Experience Through Commercial Interruptions," proposed that the longer viewers continuously consume a television program, the less intensely they enjoy the experience. Sure, I'm euphoric that The Office is on now, but five minutes into the show, that euphoria has certainly worn off. So what can possibly help me get the love back? An annoying set of commercials, for sure. Yes, I hate the fact that I'm seeing that Toyota ad for the 800th time. And the Geico cavemen just aren't that funny anymore. Please make it stop. Wait, thank heavens: The Office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do TV Commercials Make You Happier? | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...it’s in a group project or a political debate with your roommates, you’ll be sure to get your point across and earn some respect along the way. Don’t let this all go to your head though, or you may be worn out by the end of the week...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Around the Ivies (and Stanford) | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...much sought-after banker, he has spent most of the past three months working "about five minutes" a day. He would show up at the exchange to post sell orders, but there were never any buyers - the hostile political climate has scared off even the most battle-worn investors. "It's only procedural," he says. "I come into the office, and there's just nothing going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 25-Min. Workweek on Zimbabwe's Stock Exchange | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...media-bashing memoir Bias, doesn't have to do much to notch a best seller. Step 1: sarcastically criticize the "mainstream media" as hopelessly liberal. Step 2: repeat for 20 or so abbreviated chapters. Goldberg's objections to "mainstream media" coverage of Barack Obama are fairly well worn. Among the many complaints, he notes that Obama's associations with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and former Weatherman Bill Ayers didn't get enough press scrutiny during last year's election campaign, while Sarah Palin's clothing and Joe the Plumber's personal life got too much. Because of their fawning over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Skimmer | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

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