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U.S. Soldier ‘Waterboarded His Own Daughter, 4, Because She Couldn’t Recite Alphabet’
February 11, 2010 3 Comments
A soldier waterboarded his four-year-old daughter because she was unable to recite her alphabet. Joshua Tabor admitted to police he had used the CIA torture…
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Swearing ‘helps to reduce pain’
July 14, 2009 3 Comments
Uttering expletives when you hurt yourself is a sensible policy, according to scientists who have shown swearing can help reduce pain. A study by Keele…
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Waning Willpower
July 7, 2009 Leave a comment
Mentally simulating another person’s efforts to use self-control may trick your brain’s “fuel gauge†into mistakenly thinking that your own resources have been depleted, a…
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Why People Believe Invisible Agents Control the World
May 19, 2009 11 Comments
Souls, spirits, ghosts, gods, demons, angels, aliens, intelligent designers, government conspirators, and all manner of invisible agents with power and intention are believed to haunt…
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