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Nov. 20 2009 - 7:00 am | 6 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

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Lady Luck. Art by Klaus Nordling.

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Here are this morning’s:

* Here comes the singularity — now what? — I for one welcome our artificially intelligent overlords

* Exercise makes us less anxious — remodels the brain — making it more resistant to stress

* Happiness benefits to a low-fat diet — initially, shedding pounds put both groups in a better mood — but in the low carbohydrate group this effect began to wear off after the first few weeks

* Good news for free will — landmark 1980s experiment revisited — don’t expect this debate to clear up any time soon

* Lady luck — men with women on their arms lose less at slots — people feeling low beforehand cheered up, while those who felt happy or neutral felt worse afterward

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