Psychologist Steven Pinker describes why passionate infatuation, typically associated with unhealthy romantic behavior, may have real advantages for long term commitment.

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Folge vom 24.01.2008Lookin' Crazy in Love
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Folge vom 17.01.2008Bisexuality is a Distinct Sexual OrientationResults from a 10-year study show that bisexuality in women is not a transitional phase enroute to lesbianism, but rather a distinct and long-term sexual orientation.
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Folge vom 10.01.2008You're so Psychic, Bet You Know This Podcast is About YouTwo Harvard psychologists use neuroimaging to provide what some call the best evidence yet that extrasensory perception (or ESP) does not exist.
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Folge vom 03.01.2008Race, IQ and FlynnJames Flynn, who noticed that IQ scores have risen by three points every decade (a trend called the Flynn Effect), makes a case for why any racial differences in IQ are not immutable and caused by genetics. For more see his latest book, "What is Intelligence? Beyond the Flynn Effect."