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Saturday, December 3, 2011

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Impatient people have lower credit scores, study finds

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 12:58 PM PST

Is there a psychological reason why people default on their mortgages? A new study finds that people with bad credit scores are more impatient -- more likely to choose immediate rewards rather than wait for a larger reward later.

They call it 'guppy love': Biologists solve an evolution mystery

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 04:04 PM PST

Guppies in the wild have evolved over at least half-a-million years -- long enough for the males' coloration to change dramatically. Yet an orange patch on the male has remained remarkably stable. Why has it remained the same hue of orange over such a long period of time? Because that is the color female guppies prefer.

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