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  • September 2008

    • 'Social Siberia' Isn't Just a Metaphor

      New York Times  |  Sep 16, 08 2:22 PM CDT

      'Social Siberia' Isn't Just a Metaphor

      (Newser) - Icy stares and chilly receptions can leave you feeling—well, cold. Metaphors about social behavior, like "warm welcome" and "cold shoulder," seem to relate to physical reality, new research finds. People who had experienced and recalled social rejection perceived a 5-degree temperature drop in the lab and experienced hot food cravings, the New York Times reports. More »

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      brain  • personality  • behavior  • human behavior

  • August 2008
  • May 2008

    • Like eHarmony, Only for Kitties

      Associated Press  |  May 17, 08 6:09 AM CDT

      Like eHarmony, Only for Kitties

      (Newser) - There's no shortage of dating websites that use personality profiles to come up with "scores" and assess compatibility; now, the AP reports, animal shelters are using a similar program to help pair famously fickle felines with owners. Some 45 facilities use Feline-ality, which assigns cats colorful personality types: leader of the band, personal assistant, private investigator, and the like. More »

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      animal  • pets  • cat  • adoption  • personality  • ASPCA  • personality test

  • April 2008

    • Why Italy's Obama Lost

      Spiked  |  Apr 16, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      Why Italy's Obama Lost

      (Newser) - An Italian politician who aggressively modeled his campaign on Barack Obama’s fell to once-and-future prime minister Silvio Berlusconi this week—and the shallowness of Walter Veltroni’s message is to blame, Dominic Standish argues in Spiked. He appropriated the slogan “Yes we can” and even re-named his party Democratic, but Veltroni mainly left voters in the dark as to what he stood for. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Italy  • Silvio Berlusconi  • Romano Prodi  • Walter Veltroni  • personality

  • February 2008
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