Monday, May 3, 2010

WEB BOHEMIAN (Monday, May 3, 2010)
(1)- DON'T BLINK -- When your mind wanders, you're not paying attention to what's going in front of you. A study suggests it's not just the mind, it's the body, too; when minds wandered, test subjects blinked more.

(2)- CREDITOR-RUN NEWS -- A coalition of hedge funds and other investment firms offered $105 million in cash to buy the Daily News, Inquirer and Philly.com, winning an auction to bring the newspapers out of bankruptcy.

(3)- LOST -- An increasing number of women in the prime of life and at the height of their fertility have lost sexual desire, Research shows stress, depression, birth control pills and bad relationships contribute to low libido.

(4)- SURVIVAL MIRACLE -- Doctors are baffled by an Indian man who claims not to have eaten or drunk anything for 70 years - but is still in perfect health. Scientists in Ahmedabad study the claims of Prahlad Jani, a local holy man.

(5)- AL JAZEERA REPORTS -- Muslims, academics and human rights groups have hit out at a looming public ban in Belgium on the full face veil, following a decision in the country's parliament to make the wearing of the article of clothing illegal.

(6)- DON’T SEARCH BACK TO FAR -- Human evolution is looking more tangled than ever. A new genetic study of nearly 2000 people worldwide suggests that some ancestors bred with other species of humans, such as Neanderthals.

(7)- ANYONE CAN -- New research shows that rather than being totally devoted to one goal at a time, the human brain can distribute two goals to different hemispheres to keep them both in mind--if it perceives a worthy reward.

(8)- PLAY MORE -- A new book explores the genetic and neurological foundations of basic temperament, play and gender identity and of infant attachment and the acquisition of language.

(9)- NOT DEAD -- Hakimullah Mahsud, believed dead after a January drone strike, is alive and hiding in Pakistan’s tribal areas, security officials say. It’s a setback in the U.S. and Pakistani fight against militants.

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