some links for you.

i sometimes break a blogging hiatus with a list of some accumulated links... so here goes.

• nytimes op-ed on the rationality of the belief in santa
• holding hands with your spouse significantly reduces stress. makes you almost want to get married. or, maybe not. either way, i think we're fine.
• amanda puts the smack down on the FCC.
• maternal oxytocin prevents newborn neuronal cell death in labor. now can't we bottle that for stroke victims? well, that may be too easy.
• another new neuro- word: neuroleadership. hm. see others in my previous post.
• one monster you can't shake is brain damage. did nietzsche have frontotemporal dementia?
• books should be geared towards your level of self-esteem
• jake has a cool post on barista wages.
• courtney steals my hipster jokes, which i of course had stolen from someone else.
• newsflash: hungry people conserve resources.
• back by popular demand: Christmas. is that a good thing? probably not.
  
• speaking of, my favorite quote from a friend visiting home for the holidays: "I need some more alcohol, and my crazy uncle hasn't even shown up yet."
• whales have "high level" human brain cells (spindle neurons) and structures, but that's something cap'n kirk already knew way back in 1986.
• clever title from the nytimes: "hotel log hints at illicit desire that dr. freud didn't repress"

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