In The Mood & Lie Still

In The Mood

A few cursed women have the painful pleasure of knowing what it feels like to be a 13-year-old boy. Researchers have recently put their fingers on an obscure women's condition called "persistent sexual arousal syndrome" (PSAS), where the affected women involuntarily become sexually aroused for extended periods. In the International Journal of STD & AIDS, doctors describe the condition as "usually persistent, unprovoked, and unrelieved by orgasm." And while the arousal is constant, the women don't actually experience sexual desire. Doctors encourage women to visit healthcare workers who will listen and try to help. Thus far, however, there is no treatment for PSAS. (source: WebMD) (via Seed)

Lie Still

It would be nice to have an easy way to tell when someone's lying, but—aside from the inevitable flaming trousers—most of the gestures commonly associated with lying aren't reliable indicators. According to a study in the Journal of Nonverbal Behaviour , liars actually touch their noses and stroke their hair less than people who are telling the truth. Lead author Samantha Mann said people assigned to lie in her study consciously tried to stay still and look their questioner in the eye. Also, she said, people who are concentrating deeply tend to remain more still, and that liars had to think about their responses and actions more than the truth-tellers. Liars did, however, gesture emphatically to reinforce their false statements. I guess there's only one way to tell if someone's lying...
(source: BBC) (via Seed)