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A Good Mood is a Good Motivator

paff_091316_motivatingmood_newsfeatureYou need to alphabetize those files, transcribe last week’s meeting, and then look up some tax codes, but actually motivating yourself to take care of these tedious tasks can be a real challenge. According to new research from APS Fellow James J. Gross (Stanford University) and colleagues, people are much more likely to take on boring, unpleasant tasks when they’re in a good mood.
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“Many of the purported academic benefits of sports — recruitment, prestige — have all proven to not be true. They don’t exist.”

University of California, Santa Cruz athletes at a drill. Some students want to roll back the fees they pay to support sports teams. Photo: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Andy Pinedo likes sports. He just doesn’t want to pay more so other people can play them. As sophomore at the University …

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Well, I'm doomed: Extroverted optimists live longest. 

Who lives the longest? 1. Introverts versus extroverts Outgoing, sociable people have the strongest immune systems, a recent study finds. Those who are the most careful, though, are more likely to have a weaker immune system response. The research found no evidence, though, that a tendency towards negative emotions was associated with poor health. 2. …

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These Nightmare Videos Are Generated From Still Baby Photos by a Neural Network

Is that a baby or the blob? It’s actually just the sick and twisted result of a neural network predicting what a still photo of a baby would look like if it were moving. Researchers at MIT have published demonstrations of their work on generative video, and the “hallucinated” outcomes of are both impressive and …

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Interview: Tangled Up in Brew author Joyce Tremel

Another intoxicating mystery featuring brew pub owner Maxine “Max” O’Hara—from the author of ToBrew or Not to Brew. BEER TODAY, GONE TOMORROW... Brew pub owner Maxine “Max” O’Hara and her chef/boyfriend, Jake Lambert, are excited to be participating in the Three Rivers Brews and Burgers Festival. Max hopes to win the coveted Golden Stein for best …

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Chrystle Fiedler, author of Dandelion Dead: Yes, you can eat wild plants!

In a cozy mystery filled with natural cures and edible plants that you will love, an organic winery becomes the backdrop for murder! Fortunately, solving crimes comes naturally to charmingly unconventional amateur sleuth and holistic doctor, Willow McQuade, as she looks for clues that will reveal a killer’s true vintage.   Business is blooming at …

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Can a ketchup-and-mustard color scheme help you study?

From Psyblog:   Brightly coloured rooms can boost your concentration, new research finds. This is the exact opposite of what most people expect, according to the same research. Two-thirds of people believe that a bright red room was linked to discomfort, depression and annoyance. When psychologists tested it, though, they found that vivid reds and …

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