ROYAL WEDDING UPDATE!
Well, not really, but--did you know all the fixation concerning Will and Kate does lead to some interesting speculations concerning the brain and psychology?  Read on, and also find out some other brain news:
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With all the buzz over a particular British matrimony, I thought I'd say a little something about how that little event might relate to psychology.

Even if you're not among those eagerly counting down to Friday's  royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, you might be interested to think about how their courtship and the spectacle of their wedding makes perfect sense in terms of Darwinian evolution, as described by psychologist Geoffrey Miller in New Scientist. For instance, among spectators, "Male brains will be sparked by Will's military titles (flight lieutenant, captain in the Blues and Royals, commodore-in-chief of Scotland) and Kate's signals of fertility and fitness (cheekbones, legs, style, humour) to conjure a primal mating scenario – King Kong and Ann Darrow, Genghis Khan and his many conquests, that sort of thing," he writes. (Free registration required to read).
But don't go overboard with your interest in the festivities. Experts told CNN the greatest security threat to the wedding comes from "fixated individuals," meaning people who have "obsessive preoccupation with a person that they pursue to an irrational degree, spending much of their waking lives thinking about that person." Most of those with fixations are loners who are mentally ill, says Dr. David James of the Fixated Threat Assessment Center.
And now, to get your mind off the wedding, here's some other exciting research in brain and psychological science:
–If you've ever taken an IQ test, you might not want to put too much stock in one result. Psychologists found that  money's a motivator:  People score considerably better when there's a cash reward than if there's not, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. This suggests that there are plenty of other factors involved in an IQ score besides intelligence.
–How do you know when you have a concussion? Researchers at Georgia Tech Research Institute have developed a radar system that can help decide whether an athlete is ready to get back in the game after being hit in the head, Wired reports. The radar basically assesses how the person walks - how fast, and the way his or her arms swing and head bobs. This information is compared against data from normal walking motions."

BABY LOVE
Meanwhile...awww:  how do you know your baby loves you?  This article is interesting--and note that, while some of the cues a baby gives you would normally be through some kind of facial expression, not all of them need be that way...and of course that won't surprise those of you who are moms and dads with babies with Moebius Syndrome.  Read on:
"He'll latch on to a lovey
Babies often pick a favorite object, like a stuffed animal or a blankie, at around a year old. Gopnik explains that these transitional objects symbolize you and your affection, which explains the histrionics if you—heaven forbid!—put it in the wash for an hour. “It represents your love, but in a way your child can control,” she says.
 Let your child keep his lovey close by in situations where he might feel insecure, if that's possible. Don't worry that there's some set time to get rid of it, as with a bottle. Chances are he won't be clutching it as he walks down the aisle on his wedding day (though, let's be honest, many of us still have Mr. Fuzzybear tucked away somewhere).
She stares at you, so intently it's practically rude
Right from birth, a baby can recognize his mother's face, voice, and smell, says Laible. The next step is linking those sounds and smells he trusts with something he can see. That's why he'll start studying your face as if he's trying to memorize it. In a way, he is. He's making sure he knows what comfort -- and love -- looks like. So next time you catch your baby's eyes locked on you, give him time to drink you in."

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places
where other people see nothing." -Camille Pissarro