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Creativity determines sexual success, research suggests
2006-01-23 16:34:03
The more creative a person is, the more sexual partners they are likely to have, according to a pioneering study which could explain the behaviour of notorious womanisers such as poets Lord Byron and Dylan Thomas.
The research, by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Open University in the UK, found that professional artists and poets have around twice as many sexual partners as those who do not indulge in these creative activities.More...
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News Feed Mind Hacks: Jul 03 2009 04:24 pm
Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:
The 'men agree on female attractiveness, women don't on male attractiveness' story has been a little exaggerated. There was consensus in both groups, just more in men than women.
The British Journal of Psychiatry has started putting fantast (More...)
About Psychology: Jul 03 2009 01:01 pm
A reader writes: "I graduated from college a few years ago with an undergraduate degree in economics. Lately, I've been thinking a lot about pursuing a career in psychology. Can I apply to a psychology graduate program if my previous degree is in a completely different field?"
Earning a graduate de (More...)
Mind Hacks: Jul 02 2009 06:51 pm
Petra's written up her barnstorming talk she gave last night at the Troublemaker's Fringe where she discussed 'eight problems with science/health journalism and what we can do about it' from her perspective as a social psychologist specialising in sex and relationships.
It's a fantastic guide to ho (More...)
Mind Hacks: Jul 02 2009 04:58 pm
A 64 year old woman developed a phantom third arm after a stroke, but unusually, the patient was able to see and feel the illusory limb. A study just published online in the journal Annals of Neurology used brain scans to examine the patient. They established that the phantom sensations were accompa (More...)
Mind Hacks: Jul 02 2009 06:05 am
The Neuro Times is a fantastic new blog about the history of neurology written by a historian with a passion for the development of brain science.
The author is Stephen T Casper, whose own work has focused on how the US-UK collaborations and rivalries during the 20th century shaped our understandin (More...)
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