Oye! Hearsay
Men value snuggling, women value sex
Category: Hearsay! Written by William Belle
In a 2009 study about long-term relationships from the Kinsey Institute recently published online, researchers disclosed some startling differences between men and women. It seems that kissing and hugging is more important to men than to women. What? Men were more likely to report being happy
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 April 2012 00:42
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We're wired for gossip
Category: Hearsay! Written by William Belle
Apparently, our predilection for gossip is built-in and we pay more attention to those nasty things said about people. Unflattering gossip about our friends, family members — even down-and-out movie stars — shapes our visual perception of these individuals and provides a looking glass into
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 April 2012 00:42
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Optimism: we are hardwired to ignore defeat
Category: Hearsay! Written by William Belle
Hope springs eternal as the old saying goes and we humans seem to be forever optimistic that things are going to work out. No matter what the hardship, no matter what the failure, we are perpetually coming back with the sunny idea that next time things will be different. Albert Einstein
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 April 2012 00:42
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Happy Guys Finish Last
Category: Hearsay! Written by William Belle
Go figure. While a smile seems to be a ticket to a friendly social interaction, it may not be the preferred facial expression for attracting the opposite sex. Jessica Tracy, a sociologist at Vancouver's University of British Columbia, teamed up psychology graduate student Alex Beall to study
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 April 2012 00:42
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Those who post a lot of photos on Facebook seek attention
Category: Hearsay! Written by William Belle
A new study looking at social networking discovered that females who apparently base their self worth on their appearance tend to share more photos online and maintain larger networks of online contacts. Females who identify more strongly with their image and appearance use Facebook as a
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 April 2012 00:42
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Romantic pain causes physical pain
Category: Hearsay! Written by William Belle
To die from a broken heart. Love hurts. Oh such a painful loss. You probably have your own sayings which portray love or the problems of love as somehow being equated to physical pain. Leave it up to the researchers to finally get around to testing this supposedly figurative use of the word
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 April 2012 00:42
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What's wrong with the world? Women wearing pants!
Category: Hearsay! Written by William Belle
I paraphrase Wikipedia here: Satire is a type of comedic writing where vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement. While it is meant to be funny, its greater purpose is often constructive social
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 April 2012 00:42
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