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- Can science predict a hit song?
- Researchers urge caution when buying noisy toys
- GDP up, happiness down
- Traumatic experiences may make you tough
- More female managers do not reduce wage gap
- Teens choose water when calorie count of sugary beverages is easier to understand
| Can science predict a hit song? Posted: 16 Dec 2011 08:46 PM PST New research by academics has looked at whether a song can be predicted to be a "hit."  |
| Researchers urge caution when buying noisy toys Posted: 16 Dec 2011 02:44 PM PST While Road Rippers Lightning Rods, Let's Rock Elmo and the I Am T-Pain musical microphone might be sought-after gifts this holiday season, parents should ensure that their children don't risk permanent hearing damage by misusing them.  |
| Posted: 16 Dec 2011 02:44 PM PST The gross domestic product of the United States -- that oft-cited measure of economic health -- has been ticking upward for the last two years. But what would you see if you could see a graph of gross domestic happiness? Scientists have made such a graph -- and the trend is down.  |
| Traumatic experiences may make you tough Posted: 16 Dec 2011 12:02 PM PST Your parents were right: Hard experiences may indeed make you tough. Psychological scientists have found that, while going through many experiences like assault, hurricanes, and bereavement can be psychologically damaging, small amounts of trauma may help people develop resilience.  |
| More female managers do not reduce wage gap Posted: 16 Dec 2011 08:28 AM PST Are wage differences between men and women decreasing as more women attain managerial positions? A new Swedish report concludes that they are not. Manager gender is tied to neither wages nor, accordingly, wage differences on the labor market.  |
| Teens choose water when calorie count of sugary beverages is easier to understand Posted: 15 Dec 2011 08:25 PM PST Providing easily understandable caloric information, specifically in the form of a physical activity equivalent, may reduce the likelihood of sugar-sweetened beverage purchases among adolescents by as much as half.  |
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