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Does Using Facebook Boost Brainpower While Twittering Diminishes It?

There's an interesting piece of news about the exploding social network phenomenon, not related to the growing number of users for once: Instead a psychologist is suggesting Facebooking makes you smart while Twittering makes you ...READ»

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America's First Internet-Addiction Center Is Open for Business

Heavensfield claims it'll ween you off of constantly checking your Facebook and e-mail, for the bargain price of $17,000.READ»

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117th Annual American Psychological Association Convention

The APA was hosting this annual gathering before Freud’s ego conjured his “id,” and this year will be no different. Practicing shrinks and academic-types will come together to discuss the latest in research, writing and ...READ»

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Use Your iPhone to Track Your Happiness

Just when you thought you'd learned about all the things your iPhone can do for you, along comes a new one: It can help you track your happiness. Taking part also helps someone write a PhD, so it's a double plus. The new app is ...READ»

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What Are Googlers Googling?

Last week I had the privilege of visiting the nice folks at Google's New York City office for lunch. Lair of creativity and Web savvy that it is, I wanted to know which of Google's tools fascinate their own ranks most. One of the ...READ»

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Philips Unveils an "Emotion Shirt" for Video Gamers

At the 2009 World Haptics Conference last month, Philips demonstrated an intriguing project: An "Emotion Shirt" that simulates the body's emotional responses. As Paul Lemmens, a cognitive scientist in Philips's User ...READ»

Truehome and Christopher K. Travis Media Home Runs!

Truehome in the New York Times!READ»

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Recognizing and Eliminating Our Internal Monkey Mind by Robert Paisola

What does it mean to have A Monkey Mind? Having a Monkey Mind can be the Creative Spirit's worst enemy. It is the voice that chatters relentlessly in your mind to stop you from what you really want to do. Lets look at the possibilities!READ»

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Scientists Say Urban Living Makes You Stupid

It's official: Living in a city is bad for your brain--or so says some new research by University of Michigan scientists. Specifically, the team of psychologists found that being in an urban environment depresses memory performance ...READ»

Bloggers Influence And Shape Opinion

October 15th is a day recognized around the world as Blog Action Day.  An annual nonprofit event, this year's 2008 theme is Poverty.  The event's goal is to unite the world's bloggers, podcasters and videocasters, by posting ...READ»

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Why Facebook Is Even Bigger than You Think

Fast Interview: Stanford professor BJ Fogg explains why the social networking site is the most powerful thing ever invented.READ»

The Cost of New Year's Resolutions

Our omniscient government has a list of the most popular New Year's resolutions.  Ironically, each one inidividually leads to a healthier happier life. A wish list?  Perhaps, but if we the people fulfilled these important ...READ»

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