10 Un-PC Truths About Human Nature

Study says music reflects our personalities

(NEWSER) - Our favorite music speaks volumes about who we are, according to a new psychological study. It turns out that Indie fans are miserable, and metal heads act a lot like classical music lovers. The Independent breaks down personalities by genre:

• Indie: Low self-esteem and lazy, not to mention selfish and unkind.

• Rock: Hard-working and creative, but also unfriendly and hardly generous.

Best takes on psychological journeys, from a British novelist/therapist

(NEWSER) - Sebastian Beaumont, the author of Thirteen, offers his list of books that "blur the boundaries of consensus 'reality' and psychological reality."

1. Journey to the East, Hermann Hesse
2. Le Grand Meaulnes, Henri Alain-Fournier
3. Fight Club, Chuck Palahnuik
4. Vurt, Jeff Noon
5. Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse

Novelist refutes magazine, says it was a bad reaction to sleeping pill

(NEWSER) - Philip Roth isn't happy with the Atlantic: A recent piece in the magazine said he suffered from "a 'crack-up' in his mid-50s," and the novelist says that's simply "not true." The Atlantic Wire points out that the episode, "whatever you call it," has been widely discussed in past articles and interviews, but the novelist rejects the term "crack-up." The truth, says Roth, is that he suffered an "adverse reaction" to a sleeping pill called Halcion in the 1980s. More»

Organic food lovers feel too good about themselves: study

(NEWSER) - Ever encountered a snotty attitude at an organic food stand? It makes sense psychologically, according to a new study that analyzed how people reacted after looking at different kinds of foods, MSNBC reports. "There's something about being exposed to organic food that made them feel better about themselves," says study author Kendall Eskine. "And that made them kind of jerks a little bit, I guess." More»

Cite more depression, anger compared to employed mothers: Gallup poll

(NEWSER) - Stay-at-home moms struggle with sadness, depression, and anger more often than employed mothers do, according to a sure-to-be-controversial new Gallup poll. While 26% of stay-at-home moms reported feeling sadness much of "yesterday," that figure was just 16% among employed moms. Some 28% of stay-at-home moms said they have been diagnosed with depression, an assertion made by just 17% of employed mothers. Meanwhile, 50% of the stay-at-home group felt stressed and 19% felt angry "yesterday," versus 48% and 14% in the employed group. The poll comes on the heels of a furor over Ann Romney's stay-at-home status , Politico points out. More»