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How celebrity culture is deluding women into think they deserve to have everything Self-help mantras make us believe we deserve the best

Every time Cheryl Cole throws back her shining mane and twinkles, ' Because we're worth it,' a generation of women nod along in agreement. Cheryl has just been voted our Woman Of The year, by Glamour Magazine. Not only is she Tv gold, she's had a number one hit, she's in the most successful girl band ever, and she's probably the most eligible single woman in Britain.

Researchers: Optimism improves immune system

According to the findings of a new study, staying optimistic will keep you healthy, and feeling pessimistic will weaken your immune system.

Experiment turns contestants to torturers in French TV show

Game show contestants turn torturers in a new psychological experiment for French television, which aims to find out whether television could push people to outrageous lengths.

Scientists warn of Twitter dangers

(CNN) -- Rapid-fire TV news bulletins or getting updates via social-networking tools such as Twitter could numb our sense of morality and make us indifferent to human suffering, scientists say.

Why Dreams Mean Less Than We Think

John Cloud TIME 02/25/2009
 
Why Dreams Mean Less Than We Think

Most people dream enthusiastically at night, their dreams seemingly occupying hours, even though most last only a few minutes. Most people also read great meaning into their nocturnal visions. In fact, according to a new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the vast majority of people in three very different countries — India, South Korea and the United States — believe that their dreams reveal meaningful hidden truths.