Mind Hacks has an interesting bit on the personal side of BF Skinner, the primary proponent of a psychological school called behaviorism.
The NYTimes has an interesting article on synaesthesia, a syndrome where you percieve some sensations such as taste through other modalities. They also have an article on increasingly inappropriate dress among medical students, which I can tell you from personal experience is often true.
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