Wednesday, September 17

Some of Life's Great Mysteries

   1. "Contagious yawning is a real phenomenon"
      < http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/2/2003/07/29/story001.html >

   2. "Why we hiccup"
      < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2730251.stm >

   3. "Researchers unveil why we can't tickle ourselves"
      < http://in.news.yahoo.com/030711/139/25xxv.html >
      "Brains hardwired to underestimate own strength"
      < http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993929 >

   4. "Why do humans get 'goosebumps' when they are cold, or under other circumstances?"
      < http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=
          000A0A06-DD99-1F4C-8D6E80A84189EEDF&catID=3 >

   5. "Pain really is 'all in the mind'"
      < http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993861 >

   6. "If you drop it, should you eat it? Scientists weigh in on the 5-second Rule"
      < http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/news/list.cfm?NID=2467 >

   7. "Why do people gesture when they speak?"
      < http://www.nature.com/nsu/981126/981126-2.html >

   8. "What a half-smile really means"
      < http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,60232,00.html >

   9. "Sleep position gives personality clue"
      < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3112170.stm >

   10. "Why some of us are early risers"
      < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2996364.stm >
       "'Sleepyhead gene' discovered"
      < http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/1112458.stm >