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Amy Jones 6/12/12 Amy Jones 6/12/12

creativity and morality in scientific american
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Amy Jones 6/12/12 Amy Jones 6/12/12

a philosopher weighs in on the addiction choice vs. disease debate in the nyt
(p.s. writing yourself a thank you letter is exactly something a person in recovery might do)
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Amy Jones 6/11/12 Amy Jones 6/11/12

pressure, college admissions, and drug abuse among high school students in the nyt

“… some experts note that the survey does not focus on the demographic where they believe such abuse is rising steadily — students at high-pressure high…
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Amy Jones 6/11/12 Amy Jones 6/11/12

using veterinary science to understand mental illness in the nyt

“This is a critical nuance for understanding addiction. With access to external drugs, the animal isn’t required to “work” first — to forage, flee, socialize or protect. Instead…
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Amy Jones 5/29/12 Amy Jones 5/29/12

more on why making peace with death might help us to live (and love) in the atlantic
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Amy Jones 5/29/12 Amy Jones 5/29/12

all that glitters: how brain scans are much more complicated than the media would like them to be in the guardian
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Amy Jones 5/14/12 Amy Jones 5/14/12

why do we like sad movies so much?
“Watching tragic movies makes some people happier because they bring attention to positive aspects in their own lives…tragic stories often focus on themes of eternal love and this leads viewers to thin…
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Amy Jones 5/14/12 Amy Jones 5/14/12

simple and super advice on dealing with broken-heartedness from rookie
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Amy Jones 5/14/12 Amy Jones 5/14/12

is psychopathy preventable? : treating “callous-unemotional” children in the nyt magazine
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Amy Jones 5/6/12 Amy Jones 5/6/12

“Clothes invade the body and brain, putting the wearer into a different psychological state.”  (nyt)
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Amy Jones 5/6/12 Amy Jones 5/6/12

the nyt on new thoughts about antidepressants : do they make us act better and then we feel better?

“But the most profound implications have to do with how to understand the link between the growth of neurons, the changes in mood and the alte…
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Amy Jones 5/1/12 Amy Jones 5/1/12

secrets actually do feel heavy (scientific american)


photo: cindy sherman
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Amy Jones 5/1/12 Amy Jones 5/1/12

“god grant me the serenity…” : aging and regret in scientific american
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Amy Jones 5/1/12 Amy Jones 5/1/12

jonah lehrer in wired on why being sleepy and drunk is great for creativity  (it’s because you’re not paying attention) 
photo: andy warhol
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Amy Jones 5/1/12 Amy Jones 5/1/12

a psychosocial explanation for why we like the books that we like
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Amy Jones 4/17/12 Amy Jones 4/17/12

the atlantic on facebook and loneliness:
1) don’t compare your inside to other people’s outsides
“But the price of this smooth sociability is a constant compulsion to assert one’s own happiness, one’s own fulfillment. Not only must…
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Amy Jones 4/13/12 Amy Jones 4/13/12

Faye Driscoll continues to channel her inner neuroscientist at The Kitchen:
“Faye Driscoll’s You’re Me considers how we are constantly made-up and un-done by each other. In this evening length duet Driscoll probes and obfuscates the inescapabl…
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Amy Jones 4/3/12 Amy Jones 4/3/12

another finding from harvard’s extraordinary longevity project: stress can be be healthy (the atlantic)


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Amy Jones 4/3/12 Amy Jones 4/3/12

those who identify as religious are particularly vulnerable to narcissism: new study in journal of business ethics 

photo: stephen klein for W 
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Amy Jones 3/27/12 Amy Jones 3/27/12

to look or not to look: distraction and appraisal in emotional sobriety (scientific american)
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