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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 --- 43 days ago http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/scienceblogs/intersection/~3/324036057/the_inters
| What is it about that person? You know the one... You can't explain it, but when they're in the room, no one else matters. You light up and feel more alive. Try to think of something clever to say... a joke, a story, anything that might invoke a smile. Attraction . ' They Always Do ' is a track about this force of nature. A jazzy melody by singer/songwriter Heath Brandon on his new CD ' Stand Clear of the Closing Doors '. About sixteen years ago, Heath and I played percussion together in the Suffern Jr. High School orchestra. His voice was much squeakier back then and he didn't know it at the time ( or maybe until this post ), but I had crush on him. He was a year older and far better than me on drum set. I've always been a sucker for musicians... So what is attraction ? Biologists and psychologists say it all has something to do with pheromones --those chemical signals that could signify immune compatibility for offspring. Maybe. Cosmetic companies sure cash in on the concept. Or perhaps it's defined by the social norms and cultural expectations for cues we've been trained to pick up on. Or do we innately search for universal exhibitions of health and vitality like long shiny hair, voluptuous hips, or height? Still, these explanations don't account for the fleeting attraction to a passerby wearing the cologne of your first love, or the reason Norah Jones or that extra glass of pinot ( or viagra pill for that matter ) stirs up a differe ... |
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