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Title: Why Is Yawning Contagious? [Video]
Post by: Buster's Uncle on October 25, 2013, 05:24:21 pm

Why Is Yawning Contagious? [Video]
Scientific American
By Eric R. Olson 20 hours ago



Contagious yawning can be annoying, but it might also be a sign of good social skills. It’s a type of emotional contagion, a phenomenon in which we tend to share the feelings of people around us. Scientific American MIND editor Sandra Upson explains in our latest Instant Egghead video.


Why Is Yawning Contagious? - Instant Egghead #52 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl8QsvI0Efw#)


http://news.yahoo.com/why-yawning-contagious-video-200700166.html (http://news.yahoo.com/why-yawning-contagious-video-200700166.html)