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Spoiler Alert: Stories Are Not Spoiled by ‘Spoilers’
Many of us go to extraordinary lengths to avoid learning the endings of stories we have yet to read or see – plugging our ears, for example, and loudly repeating “la-la-la-la,” when discussion threatens to reveal the outcome. Of book and movie critics, we demand they not give away any plot twists or, at least, oblige with a clearly labeled “spoiler alert.” We get angry with friends who slip up and spill a fictional secret. But we’re wrong and wasting our time, suggests a new experimental study from the University of California, San Diego. People who flip to the last page of a book before starting it have the better intuition. Spoilers don’t spoil stories.
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Influence Your Child’s Palate Before Birth
ABC News: Want to instill in your child a love of vegetables? Start early. Very early. New research by the Monell Chemical Senses Center finds mothers can influence a baby's palate and food memories before it is born. The study finds that what a woman eats during her pregnancy shapes the baby's food preferences later in life. In the womb, the baby is surrounded and nourished on the amniotic fluid, which is filled with the flavors of what the mom has eaten. Read more: ABC News
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Moving On and Moving Up in the World
Huffington Post: As the forward-thinking science of positive psychology enters its second decade, the study of well-being is evolving both inside and out. This past July, at the Second World Congress on Positive Psychology in Philadelphia over 1200 attendees from over 62 countries gathered to present new research and pose important challenges facing this young field. President of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) Antonella Delle Fave of the University degli Studi di Milano, addressed the importance of cultural relevance as to what is valued and meaningful, and pointed to challenges positive psychology has faced in looking beyond the western perspective.
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Salute: L’Estate Dei Bambini, Salgari E Harry Potter Per Imparare Nuove Parole
Agenzia Stampa Quotidiana Nazionale: Non è vero che le donne sono meno propense al rischio degli uomini, nei fatti molto dipende dal tipo di limite che si deve superare. Se ad esempio si parla di business, sono gli uomini a rischiare di più, mentre le donne hanno maggiore coraggio nel prendere una posizione impopolare quando si tratta di parlare in pubblico. A descrivere le differenze è uno studio pubblicato su Psychological Science che ha analizzato le differenze.
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The rich are different and not in a good way, studies suggest
msnbc: Psychologist and social scientist Dacher Keltner says the rich really are different, and not in a good way: Their life experience makes them less empathetic, less altruistic, and generally more selfish. In fact, he says, the philosophical battle over economics, taxes, debt ceilings and defaults that are now roiling the stock market is partly rooted in an upper class "ideology of self-interest." “We have now done 12 separate studies measuring empathy in every way imaginable, social behavior in every way, and some work on compassion and it’s the same story,” he said.
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Engaged Workers Report Twice As Much Job Creation
Business Insider: Employees who are in engaged in their work and workplace are twice as likely to report their organization is hiring new workers as those who are actively disengaged. Workers who are emotionally disconnected from their work and workplace are far more likely to report their organization is letting people go than those who are engaged. Americans report these substantial differences in their organization's hiring practices even though, collectively, Gallup finds overall U.S. job creation holding steady in recent months. Read the whole story: Business Insider
