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A Hearing Aid That Cuts Out All the Clatter
The New York Times: After he lost much of his hearing last year at age 57, the composer Richard Einhorn despaired of ever really enjoying a concert or musical again. Even using special headsets supplied by the Metropolitan Opera and Broadway theaters, he found himself frustrated by the sound quality, static and interference. Then, in June, he went to the Kennedy Center in Washington, where his “Voice of Light” oratorio had once been performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, for a performance of the musical “Wicked.” There were no special headphones. This time, the words and music were transmitted to a wireless receiver in Mr.
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Sex-Appeal hilft auf dem Weg zu beruflichem Erfolg
Die Welt: Sie rief aus Estland an. Mit sanfter Stimme, freundlich. Maarja suchte einen Job in einem Berliner Büro für vier Monate. Als sie das erste Mal zwischen unseren drei Schreibtischen stand, blond bis zu den Hüften und mit so strahlend blauen Augen, wie wir Bürostubenhocker sie bisher nur beim vorbeischnürenden Husky des Nachbarn bestaunt hatten, rückte sie sofort in den Mittelpunkt. Maarja war hereingestöckelt, klappte ihren Schirm zu, Regenperlen blitzten an ihrer Hand.
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Memoir About Schizophrenia Spurs Others to Come Forward
The New York Times: Researchers have long wondered how some people with schizophrenia can manage their symptoms well enough to build full, successful lives. But such people do not exactly line up to enroll in studies. For one thing, they are almost always secretive about their diagnosis. For another, volunteering for a study would add yet another burden to their stressful lives. But that is beginning to change, partly because of the unlikely celebrity of a fellow sufferer. In 2007, after years of weighing the possible risks, Elyn R.
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Wenig Unterschiede bei sexuellen Wünschen
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen: Der Sex war bisher die letzte Bastion der fundamentalen psychologischen Geschlechterunterschiede: In sexuellen Vorlieben und Wünschen unterscheiden sich Männer und Frauen, ist die gängige Meinung. Doch aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht wankt nun dieser Befund. Read the full story: Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
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A High-Profile Executive Job as Defense Against Mental Ills
The New York Times: The feeling of danger was so close and overwhelming that there was no time to find its source, no choice but to get out of the apartment, fast. Keris Myrick headed for her car, checked the time — just past midnight, last March — and texted her therapist. “You’re going to the Langham? The hotel?” the doctor responded. “No — you need to be in the hospital. I need you consulting with a doctor.” “What do you think I’m doing right now?” “Oh. Right,” he said. “Well, O.K., then we need to check in regularly.” Read the full story: The New York Times
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CogSci 2012
CogSci 2012 is the 34th annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, to be held in Sapporo, Japan, Wednesday, August 1 - Saturday August 4, 2012. For more information visit: http://cognitivesciencesociety.org/conference2012/index.html