- Winners of mid-sized lottery prizes are happier than losers -- or those winning small prizes -- even over the long term.
- Chris Chatham reviews a review of the research on Theory of Mind, the science of understanding how people understand the minds of others.
- Tom Keane argues that bridges should not be made suicide proof, as this will only shift the problem elsewhere while ruining the beauty of bridges.
- John Grohol argues that bridges should have suicide barriers, because they can save lives.
- For more great posts, visit Encephalon 9, a roundup of the best neuroscience posts over the last two weeks.
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This is an annotated list of John Lott's on line reviews at Amazon
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Most of his reviews were posted anonymously or under a false name, and he used this anonymity to post many five-star reviews of his own books and to pan rival books.
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This looks like an interesting round-up [new blogger bumbles into the wrong hemisphere] I'll be back later for a closer look. Thank you