Trees around the area of Louisville , Kentucky
Here are some readings for today:
“For decades, autism researchers have faced a baffling riddle: how to unravel a disorder that leaves no known physical trace as it develops in the brain.”
“Omega 3 fatty acids may be beneficial for more than just the heart. Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have found at a molecular level a potential therapeutic benefit from these dietary supplements for treating alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorders.”
“Researchers showed video clips that portrayed intentional and accidental harm, and found that all participants, irrespective of their age, paid more attention to people being harmed and to objects being damaged than they did to the perpetrators”
“Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al and Tipper Gore — these are the exceptions, not the rule, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The report says that fewer Americans are getting married, and more marriages are lasting longer.”
“What do Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, and retired U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal have in common? A Q-sort technique was used to identify audience perceptions of personality characteristics of CEOs and generals, and results indicate more similarities than differences.”
5 Comments
Robert Landon · May 29, 2011 at 8:07 pm
I really enjoyed reading the article about “morals and brain circutry.” The emotional results of their study were rather intuitive, but it was neat to correlate the emotion to the structures in the brain. For instance, children, as indicated in the study, are very emotional after an injustice has occured whereas many adults think through the situation. Apparently, the amygdala plays the stronger role in children and the prefrontal cortex in adults. Regarding experimental design, I’m not quite sure I’d allow my 4 year old child to be a participant, I’m not sure I’d want them to see someone get hit in the face with a golf club, accidental or not! Regardless, this was a great study.
Robert Landon · May 29, 2011 at 8:24 pm
It’s good to hear that the number of lasting marriages is on the rise. I found it to be specifically interesting that as gender roles in the work place are more well understood now than in the 70’s and 80’s, the divorce rate has decreased. That is great news for women and men alike. The surprise in the article to me is that 1/3rd of adults are not married. Though divorce rates are declining, this doesn’t necassarily mean that relationships are lasting longer. This concerns me in the adverse effect this may have in children born out of a marriage, specifically, their identity in their parental figures if these adults decide to not stay together.
ehhunt · May 30, 2011 at 1:31 pm
On “lasting marriages are increasing”:
I was surprised to read that the divorce rate peaked in the 80’s—I think the common perception is that more recent generations are notorious for highest divorce rates. Even more surprising was the statistic that 77% of marriages since 1990 reach their 10 year anniversary. Reading this article led me to wonder why society has such a misconception about the current divorce rate. Why do we blow the statistic out of proportion?
noheli20 · May 31, 2011 at 3:37 pm
“lasting marriages are increasing”
Really surprised me I thought the opposite of this, I thought we were seeing a rise in divorces over the years. Around me I have seen many of my friends get engaged and since the start of this year I have been in 3 weddings. I thought that perhaps all of these people were rushing into something that wasn’t going to last, I am happy to know that the odds are in their favor.
“Seventy-seven percent of couples married since 1990 reached their 10-year anniversaries, according to census figures”
This is great news I cant believe the percentage is this high, I feel like the divorces we hear in the media, are just overblown, it makes it seem like marriages don’t necessarily last.
One of things I liked about this article is that,Kathy Rogillio Birt a woman that has been married 27 years posted this as advice ; You must put the other person first, be a good listener, communicate, start and end the day with a kiss, don’t go to bed mad, laugh a lot, keep up the romance, be spontaneous, and be quick to forgive, I couldn’t get over what great advice this was, and I hope everyone can really take this advice in
Annadavis · June 2, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Seems the article on divorce rates is holding on to the spot light!
I lived with my husband for almost 3 years before we married and we’ve been married for 22 yrs. It has not been easy! I cannot imagine how Mrs. Rogillio Birt practices her advice. I know there were days during my 22 year marriage where I couldn’t put the other person first, I wouldn’t listen (much less start and end those days with a kiss) and I wasn’t always quick to forgive. I imagine my husband would easily own up to the same.
I will say that I think we both consider each other (our best friend) and as the years passed we practice forgiveness often but it didn’t always happen ‘quickly’.
I think it important to let the world know that marriage isn’t always easy. It requires as much attention and effort as do any other relationships (if you want them to last).
I think the next step on this subject would be to follow up on the statistic and investigate what causal factors and correlations for the differences in divorce rates.
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