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...daily existence is largely influenced by our ability "to understand our societal interactions, to understand someone else's emotional state of mind, to understand the expression on their face," says Ninad Gujar, a senior research scientist at Walker's lab and lead author of the study, which was recently submitted for publication. "These are the most fundamental processes guiding our personal and professional lives...
...about their national way of life is inspiring. However, it raises a question and a challenge to the notion of a multicultural nation: Whose culture is it? Globally we have not seen any sustainable examples of multicultural success so perhaps the answer lies in assimilation, and to paraphrase the author, the answer should be "We're in and you're welcome to join in, too!" Ray Pedersen, Coolangatta, Australia...
...During downturns, "there are opportunities to really establish your brand," says Peter Steidl, author of Survive, Exploit, Disrupt: Action Guidelines for Marketing in a Recession. When times are tight, customers rethink how they spend, often breaking buying habits and abandoning product loyalties. This offers an opening for companies not only to win new customers, but also "hold on to [their] wins" even after the economy recovers, Steidl says...
...professor Zvi Bodie, another frequent debating partner of Siegel's, this entire discussion is beside the point for most Americans. "He could be right," he says of Siegel's argument that stocks are a good deal right now. "I'm just more risk-averse than he is." Bodie, co-author of the perennially best-selling business-school textbook Investments, wrote a 2003 book titled Worry-Free Investing and has been trying ever since to steer personal-finance advice in a radically new direction. For most Americans, Bodie says, stocks are entirely inappropriate vehicles for saving for retirement. The reason they...
...unhealthy bedtime coddling? Sleep researcher Jodi Mindell says it has less to do with where the baby's crib is physically situated - although, ideally, it should be in a separate room - and more with what parents are doing when their children fall asleep. "It's parental presence," says Mindell, author of Sleeping Through the Night: How Infants, Toddlers and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep. "Even if you're sharing a bed or a room, don't be present, either literally or figuratively. So don't be holding your baby, or nursing or rocking. Have them fall...