*More common knowledge as science:
The authors find that after a five-minute conversation with a stranger of the opposite gender, men were more likely to interpret ambiguous or friendly behavior as indicating sexual interest. "The findings suggest that men generally think in more sexual terms than women," the authors explain.
*Part of the family is gathered around the video hearth right now, watching, So You Think You Can Dance. It's a pretty miserable show this year. They're emphasizing a lot more "hip hop," with the result that you hear insightful comments like, "It's hard to find a breaker that can pop," spoken by a judge who doesn't have the fundamental courtesy to take his hat off . . . or even to take it off his eyes (too cool for that). Another judge--Nigel--is Simon Crowell without the cleverness or kindness. I'm watching only because I'm too tired to take the laptop off my legs.
