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So what's going on here? In her paper, Wood hypothesizes that "changing circumstances may break habitual cues that favor old favorites and promote a more general 'change mindset' in the individual." You break up with your boring girlfriend, and suddenly you find that a lot of your old habits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Discomfort Food: Change May Make Us Crave It More | 8/25/2009 | See Source »

But don’t despair: freshman year is still the time to try out classes that look exciting, and 221 courses do count toward Gen Ed’s eight categories. So, chances are that you’ll be able to find some options that aren�...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Learning the Ins and Outs of the General Education Curriculum | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

I don't want to watch swimmers move as slowly as they did in 1950. I also don't want to watch swimmers go as fast as they do now. That's because swimming is the only sport exactly as boring to watch as it is to do. But I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cheating: It's All-American — And It's Great! | 8/17/2009 | See Source »

What does all this mean for parents? Does your research have any guidance for raising children? One takeaway is that the billion-dollar industry of quote-unquote educational toys that are supposed to make your baby smarter is a boondoggle. There's no evidence that any of those things make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Look Inside Babies' Minds | 8/14/2009 | See Source »

Would this intervention be flawlessly executed? Of course not. But if ham-handed pay rules drive risky, highly rewarded activities out of big banks and into smaller firms - if big banks become boring again - that might not be all bad, since smaller firms presumably pose less risk to the financial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Executive Pay Be Regulated? | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

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