Clipmarks - Top Clips - July 15, 2008

by wildcat 7-14-2008

The researchers think that hunger-induced happiness is an adaptive measure. Getting food, especially in the wild, requires concentration, clear-headed perception and often cooperation.

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POPS "Second Thoughts" - Found in Brain

by einbar 7-14-2008

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POPS New Pleasure Principles

by einbar 7-14-2008

A neuroscientist discusses a few ways that pleasure shapes us and makes life more enjoyable.

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POPS The Future Isn't What it Used to Be! (It's Going to be Better)

by wildcat 7-15-2008

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POPS NASA Needs to Take Space Sex Seriously

by Silkweaver 7-14-2008

The fact remains however, that we are naive of the effects of sex in space, let alone if it is even a pleasurable experience. The mechanics of "human docking procedures" (as described by tests carried out by the Russian space agency) are a lot more complicated when in zero gravity. There are also huge ethical questions hanging over possible pregnancies in space. Zero-G tests on rat embryos produced decreased skeletal and brain development, the effects on a human embryo will remain a mystery. The fact remains that NASA continues to cut back biological research in favor of future Moon missions, so much about human sexuality in space will remain a mystery.

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POPS Medieval Macabre