My readings for today: kids learn late to handle data overload “Fourth graders flock to information like middle schoolers to a Justin Bieber concert. At ages 9 and 10, kids often make decisions by trying to integrate lots of previously learned material, when focusing on one particularly useful cue would Read more…
getting to know you! “Long-lasting marriages may thrive on love, compromise and increasing ignorance about one another. Couples married for an average of 40 years know less about one another’s food, movie and kitchen-design preferences than do partners who have been married or in committed relationships for a year or Read more…
turning 40, is this the decade of wisdom? “I turn 40 this month, and let’s just say I’m not looking forward to this new juncture, which promises to bring everything from aching joints to more wrinkles to further bouts of forgetfulness. I’ve been told that at 40, I can Read more…
Here are a few stories that caught my eye today: illegal drug use up “The rate of illegal drug use rose last year to the highest level in nearly a decade, fueled by a sharp increase in marijuana use and a surge in ecstasy and methamphetamine abuse, the government Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: cellphones and adults “Texting by American adults has increased substantially over the past year, but still does not approach the magnitude of text messages exchanged by adolescents. Some 72% of adult cell phone users send and receive text messages now, up from 65% Read more…