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Some Straight Talk - Oct 08,2008
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ shawnmccastleshow/ 2008/ 10/ 08/ To-Be-AnnouncedThis show is the prelude for tomorrows show with Graham Glass. We will also discuss general issue and current events as it relate to what’s has transpired over the last week the O.J. Simpson verdict.
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Good Business: Leadership. Flow, and the Making of Meaning: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
http://makemoneymyself.com/ good-business-leadership-flow-and-the-making-of-mean…Editorial Reviews Amazon.com Review In psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s definition of leadership, the personal is political. The best-selling author of Flow interviewed several dozen exemplary CEOs whose wisdom provides the radical job description of the book’s premise: “Leaders must make
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Nudge Me When This Book Is Over
http://criticalmas.com/ 2008/ 10/ nudge-me-when-this-book-is-over/I really thought I’d find this book interesting. Nope. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein started off with some concepts on decision making that are interesting to me. Then the book went into how to use nudges to improve
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Hollywood Ain't Part Of America
http://themachoresponse.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 10/ hollywood-aint-part-of-america.h…"Hollywood wanted to change the graphic novel's alternate 1985 to the George W. Bush era, and turn Watchmen into a movie about the War on Terror." -- Meredith Woerner, revealing how California's dream factory attempted to twist a great graphic novel into another vehicle for manipulating the public into an anti-American mindset, on io9.com.
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Talk about Tyranny
http://www.psychblog.co.uk/ talk-about-tyranny-656.htmlThe addition of the new Reicher & Haslam study to the course has introduced to many a long-argued debate surrounding Zimbardo’s original Stanford Prison Experiment; calling into question his conclusions and situational explanation for the behaviour that was seen.
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Looking for Patterns and Order
http://www.autismvox.com/ looking-for-patterns-and-order/The brain seeks patterns even when none exist, according to an October 3rd Scientific American podcast: When we feel like we don’t have command of our own fate, our brains often invent patterns that offer a sense of self-control. Some folks knock on wood or step over cracks in the sidewalk.
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Hypnosis, Memory and the Brain
http://americanbuddhist.net/ hypnosis-memory-and-brainHypnosis, Memory and the Brain Tue, 2008-10-07 15:18 — ABN A new study points to specific areas of the brain affected by hypnosis. The technique could be a tool for exploring what happens in the brain when we suddenly forget.
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This Week in Science - October 07, 2008
http://www.twis.org/ audio/ 2008/ 10/ 07/ 326/Justin Takes a Handout, This Week in the End of the World, Say No To Pets, Cosmic Soap Bubble, This Week in World Robot Domination, Fans For SIDS, Blood For Downs, and The Weird From Washington.
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The notion that 'Western man has stopped evolving' is wrong
http://www.sentientdevelopments.com/ 2008/ 10/ notion-that-western-man-has-stopp…Steve Jones, head of the department of genetics, evolution and environment at the University College London, says the forces driving evolution, such as natural selection and genetic mutation, "no longer play an important role in our lives." Consequently, says Jones, the people living one million
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St. Johns Wort Helps With Major Depression - Systematic Review
http://www.scientificblogging.com/ news_releases/ st_johns_wort_helps_with_major…St. Johns Wort Helps With Major Depression - Systematic Review Submitted by News Staff on 7 October 2008 - 4:01pm. Psychology New research provides support for the use of St. John’s wort extracts in treating major depression - Cochrane Systematic Review backs up previous research that showed the plant extract is effective in treating mild to moderate depressive disorders.
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