New Scientist reports on a rather unusual study from economists: they modeled the behavior of ove 500 participants in the UK game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" They concluded from the risk averse behavior demonstrated by most of the participants that most people are not natural gamblers. An intriguing question that occurs to me is the extent to which this behavior is culturally influenced -- would you, for example, get the same results with American participants?

And here's another article on the "your gut is a second brain" idea. Did you know, for example, that antidepressants cause gastric upset in up to a quarter of people who take them? Or that early childhood trauma can result in chronic gut problems? Or that you can use biofeedback to train your gut to manage better? And of course none of us need to be told about ulcers!