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Read This Post for Good Luck

The fact that you're reading this may say something about your superstition (or about your friends; see below.) By viewing the picture on the right, you will receive good luck... but only if you send a link to this post to 20 people (or link to it from ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Psychology Today,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees

Magical Thinking

Maybe you're not a Beatles fan. Maybe you even hate peace and love. But you are wired to find meaning in the world, a predisposition that leaves you with less control over your beliefs than you may think. Even if you're a hard-core atheist who walks ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Psychology Today,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Wade Boggs,  John Lennon

Retail Therapy Explained

There are many valid forms of therapy that bring lasting happiness. Retail therapy is not one of them. You may love your brand new porcelain owl, but it won't solve your life's problems. A new study suggests why sadness makes us want to buy: increased ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Psychology Today,  19 Oct 2009

One Nation, Without God

Will we ever elect an openly atheist president? Barack Obama raised a small stir when he stated during his inauguration that "We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers." Yet recognition is a far cry from election. ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Psychology Today,  13 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Ron Reagan,  Richard Dawkins,  WIRED Magazine,  Culbert Olson

Moving On

The Free Bird Those who can't sit for five minutes don't live in one place for long. People who prefer vigorous and fast-paced lifestyles move more frequently, whether it's from country to city or vice versa. The WorryWart Being neurotic increases ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Psychology Today,  12 Oct 2009

Unnatural Selection

There's a thriving industry built on the scientific selection of jurors, but the jury is out on just how accurate it is, or whether it gives legal adversaries an edge. When Strawberry Shortcake strolled into the courtroom, the attorneys thought they ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Psychology Today,  10 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Scott Peterson,  Clarence Darrow,  O J Simpson,  Rodney King,  Louise Woodward

Duncan Jones on the Moon

MH: Do you think that the outcome would have been very different if you met a younger version of yourself in the movie? DJ: Yeah, definitely. I think so. It might have been more like Sam 2 when he first turns up on the scene. He was a bit more ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Psychology Today,  14 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Sam Rockwell,  Jeremy Irons,  Spike Jonze,  Nicolas Cage

Why Dominant Women Enjoy Sexual Submission Fantasies, Part 2

Participants answered questionnaires about what themes they read into erotic submission vignettes (masochism? emotional distance?). The most socially dominant women were more likely to interpret the scenarios as indicating that they were irresistible ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Psychology Today,  26 May 2009

Why Dominant Women Enjoy Sexual Submission Fantasies, Part 1

The 1973 article Hawley refers to, titled "The Sexual Fantasies of Women," was written by E. Barbara Hariton, a researcher and therapist who interviewed dozens of women about their fantasies. One of Harrington's assertions was that "Common 'force' ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Psychology Today,  26 May 2009
Related Topics: Meg Whitman

Working out the mind's eye

Research shows going through the motions in your mind can improve the physical act. (Jupiter Images ) Just because you're stuck on an airplane doesn't mean you can't practice your golf swing. Or rehearse a piano concerto. Or even prep to perform heart ...

From MATTHEW HUTSON, Denver Post,  25 Apr 2009

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