Photo via Flickr user —Tico—. Copyright Scott Huettel, Duke University Photography Jim Wallace.

Funny thing about that Susan Fiske bikini/screwdriver brain-scan story. I’ve looked at maybe a dozen news sites that reference Fiske’s research. If they’re illustrated at all so far they’ve been illustrated with photos of scantily clad women. Because, you know, everybody knows about fMRI technology so we wouldn’t need illustrations of that. But I’ve included one here just in case. :-)

[Note: I’m on winter break with family in the wilds of British Columbia, and while there’s wireless internet here it appears to be connected to the rest of the internet via tin cans and string. Or maybe just dial-up. I’ll still be posting but possibly on a lighter schedule than usual till the weekend. —fl]