News of the day
Spam levels have been gradually declining since August, and took a precipitous drop in December -- and no one knows why.
BC's polygamy trail resumed yesterday, with testimony from an expert on Mormonism who said forced marriage was not part of their beliefs.
A first-person account from a BBC Health writer on being a subject in an experiment using psilocybin. "I asked Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, also running the trial, what I was likely to experience. 'It can be quite dramatic', he told me. 'The last volunteer said it was like an intense, spiritual experience, an existential experience, that his whole sense of self dissolved and he only existed as a concept.'"
Study shows the scent of women's tears reduces men's sexual arousal. "Dr. Sobel said the researchers started with women because when they advertised for 'volunteers who can cry with ease,' they could not find men who were 'good criers,' readily able to fill collection vials. Fortunately, he said, 'we have a male crier now.'"
Two Republican Congressmen -- one veteran, one freshman -- skipped the swearing in Wednesday.
Romania's witches are preparing to lay a curse on the government after a new law was passed that taxes their income for the first time.
A look at the "couch caucus" -- the members of Congress who choose to sleep in their offices rather than rent an apartment. "Every office also includes a bathroom and sink, but when it comes to showers, members will find themselves heading to the members’ gym in the Rayburn House Office Building. 'A robe?' asked Mr. Walsh, who admitted that he is 'not a real solid details guy' and that he had not yet puzzled out all the specifics of his living situation." Yeah, that's what I want in my representative -- someone who's "not a real solid details guy".
BC's polygamy trail resumed yesterday, with testimony from an expert on Mormonism who said forced marriage was not part of their beliefs.
A first-person account from a BBC Health writer on being a subject in an experiment using psilocybin. "I asked Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, also running the trial, what I was likely to experience. 'It can be quite dramatic', he told me. 'The last volunteer said it was like an intense, spiritual experience, an existential experience, that his whole sense of self dissolved and he only existed as a concept.'"
Study shows the scent of women's tears reduces men's sexual arousal. "Dr. Sobel said the researchers started with women because when they advertised for 'volunteers who can cry with ease,' they could not find men who were 'good criers,' readily able to fill collection vials. Fortunately, he said, 'we have a male crier now.'"
Two Republican Congressmen -- one veteran, one freshman -- skipped the swearing in Wednesday.
Romania's witches are preparing to lay a curse on the government after a new law was passed that taxes their income for the first time.
A look at the "couch caucus" -- the members of Congress who choose to sleep in their offices rather than rent an apartment. "Every office also includes a bathroom and sink, but when it comes to showers, members will find themselves heading to the members’ gym in the Rayburn House Office Building. 'A robe?' asked Mr. Walsh, who admitted that he is 'not a real solid details guy' and that he had not yet puzzled out all the specifics of his living situation." Yeah, that's what I want in my representative -- someone who's "not a real solid details guy".