Read more personality stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12085/personality.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70915/how-will-the-new-kid-affect-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDavid Souter never danced the salsa in public. John Paul Stevens doesn't sing in karaoke bars. And John Roberts hasn't thrown out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium. But Sonia Sotomayor is all that and a bag of chips, and while the Supreme Court is all about the law, personalities...http://www.newser.com/story/70915/how-will-the-new-kid-affect-court.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 9:56:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65129/what-your-blt-says-about-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnline dating sites and jury-selection pools may have a new criterion for determining personality traits: sandwich choice. A new study breaks down the deli line, finding, among other things, that BLT lovers are devoted perfectionists who are best matched with loyal, unselfish seafood-salad lovers, the Chicago Tribune reports. More culinary...http://www.newser.com/story/65129/what-your-blt-says-about-you.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 13:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59549/scientists-locate-brains-sentimental-center.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt turns out sex and sentimentality are linked after all, reports Reuters. Scientists have pinpointed areas of the brain that determine an individual's warm and fuzzy feelings—which they say are the same regions that control sex and some food urges. Researchers hope the findings may help explain brain evolution...http://www.newser.com/story/59549/scientists-locate-brains-sentimental-center.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 May 2009 4:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59010/kids-may-inherit-parents-joy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKids with a sunny disposition may have inherited that attitude from happy parents, a scientist hypothesizes based on research showing that personal experiences can change the traits parents pass on to their kids. This could mean that parents’ pre-conception mental state influences the child, he contends. If that proves true,...http://www.newser.com/story/59010/kids-may-inherit-parents-joy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 13:31:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57769/dour-simon-shows-smiley-side-in-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagViewers of American Idol might not recognize the jovial figure who regularly flashes his white-toothed grin from the judges' table on Britain's Got Talent . But that laughing man saying "awww" at adorable child contestants is indeed Simon Cowell. His transformation across the pond is nothing short of striking, writes Jon...http://www.newser.com/story/57769/dour-simon-shows-smiley-side-in-uk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 9:41:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57223/straight-edge-markoffs-pals-wonder-what-they-missed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThose who’ve known Philip Markoff throughout his life are at a loss to explain how a “straight-edge” young man stands accused of being the Craigslist killer, the Boston Globe reports. “If there were any clues” to a sordid alter-ego, “he hid them well,” said a college friend. Acquaintances described him...http://www.newser.com/story/57223/straight-edge-markoffs-pals-wonder-what-they-missed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Apr 2009 12:28:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48909/rahm-less-partisan-more-powerful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama’s chief of staff has a reputation as a feisty, vicious partisan, but he’s trying to tone it down as he takes a central role in the White House, writes Mark Leibovich in the New York Times . Never far from his boss, Emanuel is more “chief” than “staff,” unlike...http://www.newser.com/story/48909/rahm-less-partisan-more-powerful.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Jan 2009 11:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46434/help-wanted-must-make-coffee-change-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCoffee is pretty serious stuff in Portland, Oregon, but a relatively new shop on the block is taking the preparation of caffeinated beverages to a rarified extreme, the New York Times reports. The Ladybug Organic Coffee Company requires applicants for barista positions to fill out a five-page application, complete with...http://www.newser.com/story/46434/help-wanted-must-make-coffee-change-world.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Dec 2008 15:25:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41462/live-longer-be-conscientious.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe key to a longer life could lie in an individual's personality, the Los Angeles Times reports. University of California researchers analyzed 20 studies and discovered that conscientious people—disciplined, hardworking, and responsible folks—tend to live an average of 2 to 4 years longer than their more slapdash counterparts.http://www.newser.com/story/41462/live-longer-be-conscientious.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Nov 2008 10:35:35 CDT