When we hear shocking stories about seemingly normal people just losing it and shooting people, it’s very hard to relate to what this person was thinking or feeling. That’s because most brains aren’t wired this way. We get angry with people but we don’t go through the motions of determining a plan to kill them. Scientists are trying to figure out what happens in these situations, and why people just “snap.”

A recent article on CNN says that the “psychological buildup to a violent outburst with the intent to kill usually takes a minimum of a few days.” …read more

First of all, I love William Shatner. Well, not so much William Shatner, as I don’t really know the man (as if that’s stopped me before), but William Shatner as Denny Crane.
So, let me rephrase: I love Denny Crane.
Given my love for Denny Crane, and my sadness over this being the final season of Boston Legal, it was no surprise William Shatner’s name in this week’s TV Guide caught my eye. (Actually, given the blah factor of this week’s Brothers & Sisters, it was no surprise I was sitting on the couch perusing this week’s episode of TV Guide. But, …read more