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Why Dead Authors Can Thrill Modern Readers
An interesting introduction to literary Darwinism, from LiveScience.com:Carroll hypothesized that modern readers would gravitate toward protagonists who displayed pro-social tendencies...

Sisters 'make people happy'
Researchers quizzed 571 people aged 17 to 25 about their lives and found those who grew up with sisters were...

Yours, mine, ours: When you and I share perspectives
You are pleased to find scientific evidence of a phenomenon that you had been familiar with all along through your...

'Sexual Depravity,' Student Fees and the Student Press
News about a free-speech dust-up in the department where I used to work at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire:This...

Socialization at the Zoo
"The Zoo and the Carnegie Science Center are my two favorite places in the world!" chirps my daughter from the...