Coincidence or not, but very timely

Not to mention a treat for MB20 fans too.

These Hard Times - Rob Thomas

The 'right' video is here:

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=zMCx9Pu3rKY&feature=related

Obesity and Brain's response to Dopamine

An interesting study by Eric Stice of Oregon Research Institute has shown that obesity is probably associated with genes with relatively fewer dopamine receptors. Studying the brain's (dorsal striatum's, in particular) response to milkshake he found that those with "blunt" response were more likely to gain weight in the future. 

Likely reason: Because those with "blunt" responses perhaps derive less pleasure from food, they eat more to compensate.

[HT: BBC]

How we read Today and perhaps will Tomorrow

1. Lazy Eyes: How we read Online? (Slate)

2. Is Google making us Stupid? (The Atlantic)

3. Future Reading: Digitization and its Discontents (The New Yorker)

4. Adventures in Wonderland: Libraries of the Past and Books of the Future (The New Yorker)

[HT: the Freakonomics blog]