...in 1985, Michael F. Scheier and Charles S. Carver's published their seminal study, "Optimism, Coping, and Health: Assessment and Implications of Generalized Outcome Expectancies" in Health Psychology. Researchers immediately embraced the simple hopefulness test they included in the paper and their work has now been cited in at least 3,145 other published works. Just as importantly, by testing the effect of a personality variable on a person's physical health, Scheier and Carver helped bridge the gap between the worlds of psychology and biology. After the paper, scientists had a method for seriously studying the healing powers of positive thinking.
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| Russ Neumeier |
When everything from grades to clothing sizes are inflated in the name of avoiding harsh realities, information is compromised.They are calling this phenomenon 'panflation'.
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| General Motors |
This week, Martha Rose Shulman explains all in a primer on the various oils that can be used in cooked dishes and baked goods and drizzled on salads, fish and vegetables.
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| Damon Hart-Davis |
to conduct revenue-generating commercial activities to protect such operations and would provide an important safeguard for U.S. military forces conducting hazardous operations abroad.The article discusses the basic issues involved but I think the big story here is that creative thinking in the military didn't die with the FUSAG.
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| tnvc.com/ |
The TNVC Small Arms CollimatorI wish I had one in 2004--check that--I wish I had one everyday before now.
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| 1940's technology |
I was very intrigued by and excited about the tax system and tax day. I envisioned it as a matter of civic engagement, a yearly ritual where citizens reflected on their contribution to the common pool of resources—for better and for worse.Imagine if all (or most) citizens could muster a little excitement for civic engagement in their everyday lives.
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| money.howstuffworks.com |
"teachers discount the math skills of white females, even when girls’ grades and test scores indicate a comparable level of skill"
"Women have a distinct survival disadvantage compared to men. Captains and crew survive at a significantly higher rate than passengers."
One example is when a child twists an ankle playing soccer. Everyone rushes to offer ice and ibuprofen. As the father of a soccer player, I've seen this happen many times, and it didn't take me long to earn the label "cruel and unusual", by insisting that my son needed neither. As a Darwinian paediatrician, I think the pain and inflammation that made my son cry and his ankle swell are an evolutionary response to injury, which suggests that they are part of the solution rather than the problem. They exist to promote healing.
New websites putting up small jobs for bid, or micro-labor, are on the rise. Clean my compost bin. Buy my dog food. Job-hungry Americans are bidding low. Where does this go?
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| Henry Ford with Model T |
“There is no technology barrier from going where we are now to the autonomous car,” said Jim McBride, a Ford Research and Innovation technical expert who specializes in autonomous vehicle technologies. “There are affordability issues, but the big barrier to overcome is customer acceptance.” (full article at GigaOM)Tako Approved.
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| Christensen graph: Wikipedia.org |
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| Jeff Bezos named Amazon.com after the river because it seemed unlimited. |
"But here's the thing: people are buying digital (meaning, without a physical aspect, unlike a CD, which is also digital) music in all the wrong ways. The vast majority of this music is being bought as iTunes-style downloads. But, my friends, subscriptions are the best, most futuristic option for buying music right now--and they're dirt cheap... there's no denying that this is the way we should be buying music in 2012: a pittance of a monthly fee gives you unlimited access to basically all music, ever."
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| smh.com.au |
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| The Atlantic |
"Every major company in the United States has already been penetrated by China."
-With only a year or two of schooling, he moved from factory bobbin boy to railroad executive to iron and steel magnate, eventually becoming the richest man in the world.
