Society & Culture - Monday, February 8, 2010 11:25 - 0 Comments
Seniors struggle with stock picks
It’s not memory loss or senility that leads to mistakes, but increased “noise” in parts of seniors’ brains, Stanford psychologists say. In a recent study, seniors more frequently picked the stock with worse performance, usually because they made their choices before having a full picture of the stock’s ups and downs.
STANFORD (US)—Older investors make more errors when picking stocks, but not because of senility or memory lapses. The problem rests with a senior’s ability to estimate value. Continue…
Society & Culture - Feb 4, 2010 12:57 - 3 Comments
Seniors surfing for love
Spouses who meet online are older, less likely to be marrying for the first time, and have much shorter courtships. “There’s an interesting contradiction there because the people who look online may not be perceived as being serious [by friends and family],” says Alicia Cast. “But the people who are doing the actual searching may look at it as a way to be incredibly serious about the process.” (Courtesy: iStockphoto)
IOWA STATE (US)—Older adults who are too busy to find a relationship in the conventional way are turning to the Internet—and are largely successful in making desired connections. Continue…
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2010 15:07 - 4 Comments
Economic ‘perfect storm’ brewing?
The United States and other major economies have not taken adequate measures to address the underlying forces driving the 2007-2008 financial and oil crises, write Rice University professors Mahmoud El-Gamal and Amy Myers Jaffe in their new book. The seeds of the next collapse have been sown, and the urgency to change the dynamics that have led to the most recent collapse is fading quickly.
RICE (US)—Policymakers must address long-term energy policy challenges in the West and meet economic development challenges in the Middle East to ward off repeated global economic crises. Continue…
Society & Culture - Jan 29, 2010 11:47 - 1 Comment
‘We’ factor: The language of love
“The use of ‘we’ language is a natural outgrowth of a sense of partnership, of being on the same team, and confidence in being able to face problems together,” says Benjamin Seider, a graduate student in psychology at UC Berkeley and coauthor of the study. Couples who emphasized their “separateness” by using pronouns such as “I,” “me,” and “you” were less satisfied in their marriages.
BERKELEY (US)—In marriage, using “we-ness” language helps couples resolve conflicts better than those who don’t, new research shows. Continue…
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