Category Archives: Human

The Boppy Review

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

From the day we brought Chaim Yosi home from the hospital, he has always expressed a preference in being held over laying in his bassinet or even swinging back and forth in the swing that is on loan from a … Continue reading →

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Pulling a Ponytail: Blaming the Root, Not the Ends

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

Yesterday, in my — Muslim Women Conundrum — article, I lamented the fact that the women dropped a class I was teaching because of their fear of being touched by a man.  Commenter “nosleepingdog” said this, in the replies stream: … Continue reading →

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Malcolm Gladwell is Still Right about Twitter Failing the Social Revolution

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

In my October 19, 2010 article — Malcolm Gladwell Crushes the Social Network Revolution — I argued this: I’ve always been fascinated by the people on Twitter who have 25,000 followers and they’re following 25,000 people. We all know nobody … Continue reading →

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Amygdala Volume and Facebook

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

A recent study has tied the size of the amygdala to human social networking.

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