August 2010
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on epigenetics
I recently learned about epigenetics and found it to be super interesting so I thought I’d share. It has long been thought that our genes are our destiny. Our DNA, which we pass onto our children, cannot be affected by our actions. If we smoke or eat poorly, we’re putting ourselves at risk, sure. But certainly not our unborn children, right? Well, actually, a kind of new field of...
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the amazing effects of music
Interesting piece in the WSJ recently about the amazing effects of music. Here are some of the findings:
Listening to Bach, Corelli, and Mozart is more effective in treating mild depression than is talking to a psychiatrist. per a study published in The Arts in Psychotherapy (more)
Young women are more likely to give out their phone number after listening to romantic music. per a study from the...
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$8 for a dozen eggs? $3.90 for one peach? $50 for... →
In yesterday’s WSJ, Michael Pollan explains his philosophy behind paying more and eating less, and why he’ll pay $8 for a dozen eggs and $3.90 for the most expensive peach ever.
On a personal note, my business was just highlighted in the NYTimes as selling the most expensive ice cream in the land. And like the farmers Pollan describes in the interview, and my local food purveyor peers who have...
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“the United States has been at war for 47 of its 230 years, or 20 percent of its...”
– NYTimes
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best thing i read today: The Acceleration of... →
via jakelodwick via Ronen Reblogs