Science has proven that staring at someone from behind does not make them turn around. But it has also shown that staring at them from the side freaks them out deeeeeep inside their brain. Peripheral vision isn’t just a ring of leftover real estate in your eye. It’s adaptive. That’s scientific for “It can save [...]
They’re dropping like flies. A couple weeks ago it synchronicity that science shot down. This week it’s dowsing. OK, maybe you already knew that holding a pendulum and asking it serious questions was a bit whack. I wasn’t quite there. I’m hurt. A few yeras ago a dear Woo-Woo friend said to a table full [...]
If you’re about to meet someone for the first time, what would help you predict your response to them: A quick report from a stranger? Or a list of the person’s favorite books, movies, etc., and a photo? I don’t know how I’d answer that myself, actually. But a group of young women at Harvard [...]
