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Milky Way above the Himalayas" by Anton Jankovoy. SKY-MAP.ORG. Astronomy. Hires.jpg (JPEG Image, 4000x3127 pixels) - Scaled (12%) Shuttle-Endeavour-sts130-nuit.jpg (JPEG Image, 1920x1277 pixels) - Scaled (29%) How to Open a Beer Bottle With a Dollar Bill Video. Solar System Scope. Jokusarlon1_2000.jpg (JPEG Image, 2000x1091 pixels) - Scaled (35%) Hubble Heritage Gallery of Images. Super High Me (2007) Lego-slide1.jpg (JPEG Image, 580x352 pixels) Art Car With Teeth - Photo by Scott London. Amazing Fact Generator. The Top 10 Psychology Studies of 2010. The end of 2010 fast approaches, and I'm thrilled to have been asked by the editors of Psychology Today to write about the Top 10 psychology studies of the year.

I've focused on studies that I personally feel stand out, not only as examples of great science, but even more importantly, as examples of how the science of psychology can improve our lives. Each study has a clear "take home" message, offering the reader an insight or a simple strategy they can use to reach their goals , strengthen their relationships, make better decisions, or become happier. If you extract the wisdom from these ten studies and apply them in your own life, 2011 just might be a very good year. 1) How to Break Bad Habits If you are trying to stop smoking , swearing, or chewing your nails, you have probably tried the strategy of distracting yourself - taking your mind off whatever it is you are trying not to do - to break the habit. You may also have realized by now that it doesn't work. J. J.

M. J. Giveafuck.gif (GIF Image, 389x229 pixels) 10 Simple Truths Smart People Forget. Email Some of the smartest people I know continuously struggle to get ahead because they forget to address a few simple truths that collectively govern our potential to make progress. So here’s a quick reminder: #1 – Education and intelligence accomplish nothing without action. It doesn’t matter if you have a genius IQ and a PhD in Quantum Physics, you can’t change anything or make any sort of real-world progress without taking action.

. #2 – Happiness and success are two different things. I know an extremely savvy businesswoman who made almost a million dollars online last year. I also know a surfer who surfs almost all day, every day on the beach in front of our condo complex in San Diego. “What will make me happy?” #3 – Everyone runs their own business. No matter how you make a living or who you think you work for, you only work for one person, yourself. So how can you simultaneously save your time and increase your profit? Is a good read on this topic. And that’s okay. Photo by: Alemdag. Aurora.jpg (JPEG Image, 640x421 pixels) - Scaled (93%) 1Time_hi_16x12.jpg (JPEG Image, 1600x1200 pixels) - Scaled (32%) FoxTrotMathTest.jpg (JPEG Image, 625x800 pixels) - Scaled (49%)

Atlantis-iss-plasma-trail-large-1.jpeg (JPEG Image, 900x599 pixels) - Scaled (65%) New Hypothesis for Human Evolution and Human Nature. Click on image for a high-resolution version. Domestic animals, like this water buffalo in Viet Nam, live intimately with humans and provide renewable resources to humans that communicate well with them. Photo by Greg Luna. 20 July 2010 — It's no secret to any dog-lover or cat-lover that humans have a special connection with animals. But in a new journal article and forthcoming book, paleoanthropologist Pat Shipman of Penn State University argues that this human-animal connection goes well beyond simple affection.

Shipman proposes that the interdependency of ancestral humans with other animal species — "the animal connection" — played a crucial and beneficial role in human evolution over the last 2.6 million years. "Establishing an intimate connection to other animals is unique and universal to our species," said Shipman, a professor of biological anthropology. Shipman suggests that the animal connection was prompted by the invention of stone tools 2.6-million years ago. . [ Kevin Stacey ] 00tx6f3y-1024x719.jpg (JPEG Image, 1024x719 pixels) - Scaled (54%) EMPIRE17.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) Abrightsunan.jpg (JPEG Image, 946x710 pixels) - Scaled (55%) QfbJw.gif (GIF Image, 240x180 pixels)