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☆ What New Love Does to Your Brain
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Dana G. Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New love can consume our thoughts, supercharge our emotions and, on occasion, cause us to act out of character. “People pine for love, they live for love, they kill for love and they die for love,” said Helen Fisher, a senior research fellow at the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Their findings suggest that song lyrics and dramatic plotlines don’t overstate it: New love can mess with our heads. Experts define “romantic love” as a connection deeper than lust, but distinct from the attachment associated with a long-term partnership. These regions are also activated by drugs like cocaine, leading some experts to liken love to a sort of “natural addiction.”

Persons: ”, Helen Fisher, “ Organizations: Kinsey Institute, Indiana University Locations: M.R.I

☆ Romantic kissing’s earliest record dates to 4,500 years ago, scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Mindy Weisberger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Romantic kisses have long been celebrated in songs, poems and stories, commemorated in art and film. Modern scholars therefore concluded that romantic kisses likely originated in India. Across thousands of cuneiform tablets kissing isn’t the most mentioned topic, “but it is attested regularly,” he said. But Arbøll and Rasmussen suspected that romantic kissing became accepted in Bronze Age Europe, and not because of migration alone. Even today, many cultures shun romantic kissing, Arbøll and Rasmussen reported.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Guy de Maupassant, Troels Pank, Assyriology, Justin R, Garcia, ” Garcia, de Maupassant, Arbøll, Dr, Sophie Lund Rasmussen, ” Arbøll, “, primatologist Frans B.M, De, Rasmussen, isn’t, It’s, ” Mindy Weisberger Organizations: CNN, University of Copenhagen, Indiana University, Kinsey Institute, Oxford University, Emory University, Scientific Locations: Mesopotamia, Bloomington, India, De Waal, Atlanta, Europe, Russia

☆ We paid the equivalent of our mortgage to send our kid to pre-K. We've finally recovered financially 4 years later.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Kinsey Gidick | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

I cried the day my son was accepted into a public school pre-k program. After four years of dreading his monthly Montessori school tuition, it felt like we had finally summited Mt. There I was, an alternative weekly editor, and my husband, a young high school teacher. Thus, the waterworks the day we learned our 4-year-old had been accepted to a public school via the Montessori lottery. But as all too many parents know, the high price of private day care tuition doesn't go away with the final statement of charges.

Persons: we'd, I'm, tony, doesn't Organizations: Service, Dock, Theatre Locations: Charleston, South

☆ Many women lost sexual desire during the pandemic. Here’s what to do
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Sexual function — which includes factors like desire, arousal and pleasure — in men and women decreased significantly after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a January 2022 meta-analysis of 21 studies published in the journal BMC Public Health. And women — even more so than men — struggled when it came to desire. Many people, particularly women, tend to experience what is called responsive arousal as opposed to spontaneous arousal, she said. And the data showed that men were more likely than women to seek professional help for the sexual problems they experienced, he said. “Unfortunately, I think we’ve sort of normalized sexual difficulties for women,” he added.

Persons: don’t, —, “ I’ve, ”, Vanessa Marin, “, Marin, Justin Lehmiller, Lehmiller, ” Marin, Deborah Fox, Fox, ” Lehmiller Organizations: CNN, BMC Public Health, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Fox Locations: Santa Barbara , California, Washington ,

☆ Chief AI officer is tech's hottest new role — but finding workers with the right skills is tough
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chief AI officer is one of the corporate world's hottest AI jobs. AdvertisementThere's a new seat at the C-suite table — and it's for a chief AI officer. "The chief AI officer is more going to be involved in creating the applications that are going to be leveraging the LLM." Instead, the chief AI officer should understand the business on a macro and micro level before overlaying generative AI onto it. Business leaders told BI that finding the perfect candidate who ticks all the boxes for the chief AI officer role can be difficult.

Persons: —, It's, Greg Selker, Stanton Chase, Selker, Chris Daigle, Justin Kinsey, Daigle, Kinsey, Stanton Chase's Selker Organizations: Service, Accenture, Business, SBT Industries

☆ Kieran Culkin says he's happy not to have a job lined up so he can 'just be a dad' for a bit
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewKieran Culkin says he's looking forward to his time off from work to focus on dad duties. He also shared that he doesn't have a project lined up after "A Real Pain," which premiered at the festival, so he can have some downtime to recharge. "A Real Pain" tells the story of two cousins traveling through Poland after the death of their grandmother. "So I get to have that for a while because I actually don't quite know when the next job is."

Persons: —, Kieran Culkin, Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Kinsey Sioux, Wilder Wolf Organizations: Service, Business, Hollywood, Sundance Film, Globe Locations: Poland

☆ Kieran Culkin and his wife Jazz Charton have 2 children. Here's what you need to know about the 'Succession' star's family.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read preview"Succession" star Kieran Culkin asked his wife, Jazz Charton, for more children following his first Emmy win on Monday night. Jazz Charton met Kieran Culkin in 2012 after an "impulsive" move to New York City. Kieran Culkin and Jazz Charton at the season 4 premiere of "Succession." Kieran Culkin and Jazz Charton attend the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 14, 2024, in Santa Monica, California. In April 2022, Charton wrote in one post that she got a tattoo based on one of her daughter's drawings.

Persons: —, Kieran Culkin, Roman Roy, Culkin, — Kinsey, Wilder Wolf, Charton, Jazz Charton, Matt Sayles, Invision, Coco Charton, We've, Charton's, Kinsey, Steve Granitz, Instagram, Nina Westervelt, Kinsey Sioux, Zissou, I've, we've, Kieran, Emma McIntyre, Wolf, The Beverly Hilton, Bauer, Griffin, Taika Waiti, I'd Organizations: Service, Business, Jazz, Warner Bros, Beverly Hilton Hotel, King's College, Hollywood, Globe, Golden Globe, Barker, Choice, The Beverly, Axelle Locations: New York City, Beverly Hills , California, London, Iowa, Santa Monica , California, Instagram

☆ Five tips for dating in the digital age
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Andrea Kane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Each episode will focus on one of those states — the distracted brain, the frightened brain, the nourished brain, etc. She zeroed in on four brain systems: dopamine, serotonin, estrogen and testosterone. It contains the question: Have you ever met somebody whom you initially did not find attractive and eventually fell in love with? “So when you go on these introducing sites and you’ve just met somebody, you have very little information about them. And that’s exactly what we’re seeing.”We hope these five tips help you make the most of dating apps.

Persons: Sanjay Gupta, —, Helen Fisher, Fisher, ”, ” Fisher, Match.com, “, it’s, ‘, ’, …, you’ve, Ah, ’ ”, Don’t, ” “ They’ve Organizations: CNN, Kinsey Institute Locations: America

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — How science textbooks in Texas address climate change is at the center of a key vote expected Friday after some Republican education officials criticized books for being too negative toward fossil fuels in America's biggest oil and gas state. Science standards adopted by the board's conservative majority in 2021 do not mention creationism as an alternative to evolution. But some Republicans on the 15-member board this week waved off current textbook options as too negative toward fossil fuels and for failing to include alternatives to evolution. Scientists overwhelmingly agree that heat-trapping gases released from the combustion of fossil fuels are pushing up global temperatures, upending weather patterns and endangering animal species. She said their organization had identified only two textbooks that would not meet the standards set in 2021.

Persons: Republican Wayne Christian, ”, Glenn Branch, Branch, Aaron Kinsey, ” Kinsey, Aicha Davis, “, Emily Witt Organizations: Texas State, of Education, Republican, National Center, Science Education, Hearst Newspapers, Science Teaching Association, Texas Freedom Network Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, ” Texas, West Texas, U.S

☆ How Justin Roiland used his ‘Rick and Morty’ fame to pursue young fans, text messages show
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Kat Tenbarge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +22 min

Roiland frequently followed and interacted with the starstruck "Rick and Morty" fans on social media and dating apps. "However, now that the legal case has ended, I'm determined to move forward and focus both on my creative projects and restoring my good name," Roiland wrote. Haha," Roiland wrote. Veronika Sweeney tweeted screenshots of direct messages Roiland sent her in 2014 when she was 22. "But I felt like you weren't okay," Roiland wrote in another text message.

Persons: Justin Roiland, Michael Kovac, Rick, Morty, McDonald's, Roiland, he'd, Andrew Brettler, I'm, Elon Musk —, Ruby, influencers, Janna Waters, Waters, it's, Roiland messaged, Rick Sanchez, …, Jesus Christ, Hailey Long, Long, Veronika Sweeney, Sweeney, wasn't, Uber, RICK, MORTY, Justin, Roiland texted, texted, dicks Organizations: San Diego Comic, NBC News, Squanch Games, NBC, Illinois, biiiiitch, Con, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Locations: Los Angeles, Roiland, Orange County , California, Boston, Tinder, Roiland's, Massachusetts, San Diego, Raleigh , North Carolina, Pennsylvania

☆ Netflix says subscribers to its ads plan have doubled. Meet the 19 execs driving the streamer's aggressive push into advertising.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Netflix said in its 2Q earnings that subscribers to its ads plan have doubled over the previous quarter. Peter Naylor, VP of global advertising salesPeter Naylor, VP, global advertising sales. Netflix has also brought on several directors and other roles in ad sales who've worked at Hulu, Snap, and elsewhere. Chad Rumminger, who focuses on automotive accounts, from automotive ad sales at Twitter. Julie Taylor Green is head of US vertical ad sales; she was TikTok's director of global business solutions before that.

Persons: execs, they're, Jeremi Gorman, Peter Naylor —, Netflix salespeople, Nielsen, DoubleVerify, Kelly Metz, They've, Gorman, Peter Naylor, who've, Naylor, Julie DeTraglia, Kinsey Tamberrino, He's, Hulu playbook, Adam Gerber, Gerber, he's, it's, She's, Asaf Davidov, DeTraglia, Jon Whitticom, Whitticom, that's, Kinsey Osberg Tamberrino, Michaela Giovengo, Valerie Bischak, Doug Brodman, Victoria Morris, Amy Newton, Joanna Read, Eric Berman, Chad Rumminger, Morgan Tully, Nicole Sabatini, Julie Taylor Green, Chris Smutny Organizations: Netflix, Hulu, ABC, Microsoft, Omnicom Media, Yahoo, Gorman's, ABC Television Group, Disney, Comcast, Viacom Media Network, Amobee, Twitter, Google, Amazon, Tech, Gaming, Entertainment Locations: Hulu, TikTok

☆ How audio startup PodCo is cashing in on Disney and Nickelodeon nostalgia with podcasts hosted by the stars of shows like 'Wizards of Waverly Place'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

PodCo produces podcasts themed around Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows from the past two decades. Since their debut, several PodCo shows have ranked among the top 10 television and film podcasts on platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts, according to Chartable. Along with the hosts, other big-name alums have made appearances on PodCo shows, which are also recorded on video and viewable on YouTube. So when he heard Carlson Romano and Rooney's idea, he leapt at the chance to bring the show back in a new form. Some have written to him personally to say the "Ned's" podcast is leaving them feeling less isolated in their own lives, he added.

Persons: Stevens, Christy Carlson Romano, Brendan Rooney, Kim, Ned Bigby, Harper Finkle, PodCo, Rooney, Krystal Eve, Carlson Romano, Ren Stevens, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Stone, David DeLuise, Stone, Lee Citron, Stone —, California —, —, it's, wouldn't, Alyson Stoner, Zack, Cody, Devon Werkheiser, Werkheiser, Scott Simock, PodCo's, Reed Alexander Organizations: Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Wizards, Marine Corps, Columbia University, American Film Institute, Apple, PodCo, Edison Research, Triton, Intelligence, Disney, Paramount, Netflix, YouTube, Social, Spotify Locations: Waverly, Hollywood, NBC's, California, TikTok, Texas

☆ Inside PodCo, the startup cashing in on Nickelodeon and Disney nostalgia, drawing hundreds of thousands of listeners, and scoring brand deals with stars of shows like 'Wizards of Waverly Place'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

"Even Stevens" star Christy Carlson Romano and her husband, Brendan Rooney, founded the startup. Since their debut, several PodCo shows have ranked among the top 10 television and film podcasts on platforms like Apple Podcasts, according to Chartable. Along with the hosts, other big-name alums have made appearances on PodCo shows, which are also recorded on video and viewable on YouTube. So when he heard Carlson Romano and Rooney's idea, he leapt at the chance to bring the show back in a new form. Some have written into him personally to say the "Ned's" podcast is leaving them feeling less isolated in their own lives, he added.

☆ These 18 top Netflix execs are driving its advertising push under head Jeremi Gorman as the company makes its first big TV upfronts pitch
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Peter Naylor, VP of global advertising salesPeter Naylor, VP, global advertising sales. Netflix has also brought on several directors and other roles in ad sales who've worked at Hulu, Snap, and elsewhere. They are Kinsey Osberg Tamberrino, who is Publicis' main point of contact, and who spent eight years at Hulu, rising to director of advertising sales. Chad Rumminger, who focuses on automotive accounts, from automotive ad sales at Twitter. Julie Taylor Green is head of US vertical ad sales; she was TikTok's director of global business solutions before that.

☆ How important is that spark when choosing a partner? The answer may surprise you
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Ian Kerner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

He tells me he picked his partner without prioritizing sexual attraction. Why would a person pick a potential life partner without feeling the spark of sexual attraction? Can something like sexual attraction that wasn’t there in the first place be cultivated later? Video Ad Feedback This is what you need to fall in love (2014) 01:55 - Source: CNNHow important is sexual attraction in a relationship? For some couples, sexual desire can grow over time if they focus on it.

Persons: Ian Kerner, ”, I’ve, doesn’t, Justin Lehmiller, Elizabeth Perri, “ I’ve, ” Perri, Eva Dillon, ” Dillon, isn’t, Dr, Yvonne Fulbright, “, Fulbright, Rachel Needle Organizations: CNN, ” CNN, “ Research, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, American University Locations: Chicago, New York City, “, Washington ,

☆ The Kohinoor diamond was obtained by the British Empire. Some argue it should be returned to India.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( Brahmjot Kaur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

After the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week, online users are calling for the British government to surrender artifacts obtained by the British Empire, including the Kohinoor diamond — one of the most famous diamonds in the world. Conversations about the diamond — also spelled Koh-i-noor — which is part of the British crown jewels, have been trending on social media amid coverage of the queen’s death, with users posting their opinions about the empire — and memes about stealing the diamond back. “The actual histories of British imperialism tell a much different story, one of horrific violence, dispossession, prejudice and significant economic exploitation,” she said. Maharaja Duleep Singh, the son and successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, held on to the diamond until the British annexed Punjab in 1849. (The Royal India Company was the royally chartered company formed to exploit trade with East and Southeast Asia and India.)

☆ 22 things you probably didn't know about 'The Office'
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-08 | by ( Molly Thomson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Angela Kinsey was a phone operator for 1-800-DENTIST when she auditioned for the show. Angela Kinsey at the 2017 SAG Awards. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesBefore she became known as Angela Martin, Kinsey worked as a phone operator for 1-800-DENTIST. "It was great material," Kinsey told Ora TV's "Larry King Now" in 2018. Kinsey also said she interned for NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" and booked several roles in commercials prior to appearing on "The Office."

Persons: Angela Kinsey, Alberto E, Rodriguez, Angela Martin, Kinsey, Ora TV's, Larry King, they're, Conan O'Brien Organizations: TBS, NBC's

☆ Смертельное озеро в Танзании превращает животных в статуи
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-10 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Озеро Натрон в северной части Танзании убивает животных, которые решили в нем искупаться, и превращает их в статуи. Температура в озере составляет 60 градусов по Цельсию, а щелочность достигает от pH 9 до pH 10,5. Название озера происходит от природного вещества натрона, который состоит в основном из карбоната натрия и небольшого количества соды – бикарбоната натрия. Животные, превратившиеся в озере в статуи, были впервые обнаружены в 2011 году фотографом Ником Брандтом (Nick Brandt), который путешествовал по восточной части Африки. Никто не знает, как они погибли, но, возможно, отражающая поверхность озера сбивает их с толку, и они врезаются в озеро подобно тому, как птицы влетают в зеркальные окна.

Persons: Ник Брандт, Этан Кинси, Брандт Locations: Натрон, Танзания, Африка

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