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    Psychology Today June 2007 The Decline and Fall of the Private Self

    Once upon a time, people kept secrets. Today’s tell-all bloggers and MySpace denizens have made the notion of a guarded personal life feel obsolete. What effect does such exposure have on the psyche?
    Psychology Today August 2007 The Laws of Urban Energy

    The world is flatter than ever. But while technology may give us each the tools of creativity, it takes urban proximity and unpredictability to sharpen them.
    Psychology Today February 2008 Scents and Sensibility

    “Sexual chemistry” is more than just a way of talking about heated attraction. Subtle chemical keys actually help determine who we fall for. But here comes news that our lifestyles may unwittingly undermine our natural sex appeal.

    Fast Forces of Attraction
    Attraction is a symphony in which many different instruments—wit, voice, charisma, class, and body language—play a part.

    10 Ways We Get the Odds Wrong
    Our brains are terrible at assessing modern risks. Here’s how to think straight about dangers in your midst.

    Two-Minute Memoirs

    The Fall. By Tom Bissell
    40 years after the war, a father and son return to Vietnam. (PDF)


    London on Zero Pounds a Day. By Emily Bobrow
    An American in London, and a bout of kleptomania. (PDF)


    Foreign Relations. By Rosette Royale
    A long-lost sibling, and a mother with a secret.