Scary Fun – Chemistry and Romance Novels Take Two
Piggy-backing off my previous post, I’d like to postulate that reading romance novels is like falling in love, but that watching horror movies is like
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The Chemistry of Romantic Love and the Romance Novelist
Anthropologist Helen Fischer argues that romantic love is actually hard-wired into the human body. After studying individuals who described themselves as just having fallen “madly
Nominative Determinism and Fictional Characters
Originally coined in 1994 in New Scientist magazine, the term “nominative determinism” is basically the idea that a person’s name affects their destiny. It can
Thoughts on Time Travel
Time Travel holds a special place in my heart. It’s perilously close to being something that I just don’t believe in and yet something I want
Opening the Door: The Threshold in Myth and Modern Day
Photo by FlutterSpeed In the early days, humans faced the world’s uncertainties with dread. The unknown wilderness was frightening. Unmapped seas clung to the coasts.
Our Hands Have A Lot To Say About Us
Our hands have a lot to say about us. They are created while we’re still in the womb; the fingers sprout and lengthen in response
The Persistant Kernel of an Idea
While on a recent trip to Boston, I found myself frantically editing the draft of a short story. The anthology’s call for submission fell dead
Bird Sculpture
I saw this wonderful bird sculpture at the Boston Museum of Science. I love the flowing paper birds on top and the steampunky gears on
Can cute kitten videos help your productivity? According to science they can!
A study that was published in PLoS ONE last year looked at how the human mind is affected by looking at cute baby animals or
Transformation in The Night Market
I’m editing on my novella “The Night Market” and I have a scene where the main character is asked if he knows the difference between
