December 2011
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“Sad people have more accurate memories.”
– Being unhappy brings with it a slew of adverse effects on cognition, including a diminished ability to engage in abstract critical thinking — but evidently facial recognition is exempt from this effect. A study in Consciousness and Cognition encouraged happy or sad moods in student...
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“People who watch reality TV are more likely to believe that meanness is...”
– The Girl Scout Research Institute gathered data from a thousand teenage girls, about half of whom watched reality TV regularly. Most of them were consciously aware that reality TV engendered bad behavior, but that didn’t make them immune to its effects. Compared to non-viewers, more...
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Louis CK's thing: A great success. →
A statement from Louis CK
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"Walking speed can predict overall health."
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center analyzed data from over 35,000 people over the age of 65 and found that walking speed was one of the most accurate predictors of longevity. The participating seniors typically moved at around speeds of 2.2 miles per hour. For every 0.1 meters per second they moved faster than that, they were 12 percent more likely to be alive a decade...
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“Beer goggles” are partially due to impaired perception of symmetry.”
– Facial symmetry is among the features that we’re least able to notice once we’ve been drinking, according to a study in the journal Alcohol. Researchers sought out and tested drunken bar patrons, giving them a breathalyzer test and asking them to examine 20 pairs of photos for facial...
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“People who don’t care about possessions have happier marriages.”
– Researchers at BYU studying materialism in relationships expected that marriages where one partner is a spendthrift while the other is a lavish consumer would be the most prone to unhappiness. Surprisingly, however, the couples most prone to fighting and unhappiness were those in which both...
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Live in Paris DVD ‘Whenever, Wherever’
Released December 6, 2011
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“People with above-average looks will earn $230,000 more in a lifetime than their...”
– This statistic comes from Beauty Pays, written by Daniel Hamermesh. The economist goes on to calculate that a good-looking man will earn 4% more over a lifetime than an average-looking man, and that an average-looking woman will earn 4% more than a below-average-looking woman. This effect,...
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"Smile intensity can predict both future...
A study from Indiana’s DePauw University examined hundreds of school yearbook photos for smile authenticity and intensity and then followed up with the pictured students to check the status of their relationships. The more heartfelt a student’s smile, the less likely he or she was to be divorced. A similar study on photos from the 1952 Baseball Register found that players with...
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