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Are you ‘cool’? It depends. According to two eggheads from the University of Rochester and York College in the U.S. (via The Body Odd), there are a handful of ‘it’ factors that combine to separate the in crowd from the outsiders.

Science explains the rules of attraction; Prince William and Kate Middleton's fancy engagement photos; Craigslist's refusal to remove Canadian sex ads; Barbara Walters gets sassy with Jersey Shore; and Haitian aid isn't reaching Haitian contractors.

He swept into the dimmed Sony Centre in Toronto, combing the crowd like an evangelical leader, and Science-ish half-expected audience members to fall down at his touch. But this was no high priest ready to encourage middle-aged men and women to start walking after being paralyzed or to see again after going blind.

In today’s news: Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin lock lips; Americans are fatter than Canadians; behind the scenes with Old Spice; female empowerment is bad for your lungs; and why you can’t dance (it’s science!)

The majority of Canadians don't plan on retiring; Snooki writes a book; a Canadian girl discovers a supernova; disturbing statistics on women with HIV/AIDS in Brazil; and some funky grandmas to get you through hump-day