The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Wellness

Why does food look so much tastier when you have an empty stomach? [Time]

New research is helping athletes push it to the limit and beat their own highest racing times. [NY Times]

What makes some people believe they’ve been abducted by aliens? [Psychology Today]

More Americans are taking prescription drugs, meaning that more American children are accidentally overdosing on those medicines. [Wall Street Journal]

The forced weddings and honor killings common in some Middle Eastern countries are reportedly happening in England and the United States as well. [Newsweek]

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