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What makes us who we are <A HREF="http://www.learner.org/exhibits/personality"> http://www.learner.org/exhibits/personality </A> The Personality website, developed by the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, elucidates the underpinnings of one's persona in a simple yet sophisticated fashion. Why and how we form quick "first and lasting impressions", the stability (or lack thereof) of behavioural traits, indicators of the unconscious, and the relation between genes and human nature are among the heady topics explored. Links to relevant websites, including an excellent article on the lure of personality tests from Salon magazine at: <A HREF="http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/feature/1998/04/23feature.html"> http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/feature/1998/04/23feature.html </A> and to a myriad of such tests at: <A HREF="http://www.queendom.com/tests.html"> http://www.queendom.com/tests.html </A> round out the probing offerings. Lancet 2000; 355: 1285 - 1286 <A HREF="http://www.thelancet.com/"> http://www.thelancet.com/ </A> janet paterson 53 now / 41 dx / 37 onset a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ 613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0