Word: aphrodisiac
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Chocolate is a legendary aphrodisiac, but can it make you love a class? External factors, even something as small as a candy bar, can influence student responses on course evaluations, according to a study by two social psychologists. Students in one discussion section were offered chocolate before filling out teaching evaluations, while those in another section completed the evaluations without the candy. Of the 98 students in three lecture classes, those offered chocolate gave responses that were on average approximately 4 percent more positive, even though the sections were taught by the same teaching assistant. “Based...
...thrill of the kill, poachers are often bent on making some money. Bighorn-sheep horns, for example, can bring up to $60,000 on the U.S. black market; a large, balanced set of elk antlers, $10,000. In Japan, black bear gallbladders, treasured as an aphrodisiac, are literally worth their weight in gold. The illegal reptile, amphibian and snake markets in Southern California and Florida have been growing as well because of heightened collector demand in Asia...
...crème brulee. If you’re in a rush, grab a tiramisu to go. Though you will have to shell out some cash, at the end of the night you can hope for the real finale to be in your bed. Chocolate is a natural aphrodisiac...
...knew. There was a misunderstanding, and he thought maybe we were. He called me up and said, "I'm listening to NPR. Do you want to come over and make out?" That was the last straw for me. I thought, "If I'm getting asked about NPR as an aphrodisiac, I have taken a wrong turn. Something is really wrong here. I have to do something different." I was at least clear enough to realize that a lot of the problem was me; that I was critical; I was not talking to lots of people who talked with...
...Eggs from the LEATHERBACK TURTLE, once common throughout coastal Asian countries, are sought as an aphrodisiac...