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First off, as far as hardware goes, Macs simply aren’t good computers. Even with the recent switch to Intel processors (the “brain?? of the computer for the less technically inclined), Macs lag far behind their Windows or Linux counterparts in terms of simple power. Standardized computer graphics tests have shown that the Mac Pro is outperformed tenfold by equivalently priced Windows machines...
...Furthermore, spillover creates another problem. Younger brains are still developing and thus at higher risk from alcohol. Drinking from an early age can even inhibit the brain??s neurological defense against alcoholism. Unsurprisingly, then, those who start drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to display symptoms of that disease. Self-selection probably plays a role in that result, but it is better to spare high school freshmen from potential danger...
...usually use this space to vent whatever frustration happens to be bouncing around my brain??to paraphrase Anna Quindlen, I try to walk the fine line between being pointedly eloquent and being a pain in the butt. But there are times when even a curmudgeon like myself should give credit where credit is due, and so I find myself devoting my 800 words to asking not what went wrong but what went right...
...focused on the importance of the abnormal folding of certain prions, often associated with “mad cow” disease. This abnormal structure results in the inability of the proteins to be broken down by enzymes, and subsequently in the accumulation of the protein in the brain??—which leads to disease. However, according to Lindquist, once scientists identify the characteristics of healthy prions, it may be possible to prevent them from becoming abnormal. “Maybe if we knew the biological function of the [healthy] prions, we could lock them into the normal...
...draws on “psychology, philosophy, cognitive neuroscience, and behavioral economics” to explore the answer. Clinical Instructor in Psychology Nancy L. Etcoff’s Psychology 871a, “The Science of Happiness” has students learning about “the brain??s pleasure circuitry,” the “history of ideas on happiness from Aristotle to Kahneman,” and the “genetics of happiness.” But these classes are highly specialized, and more to the point, a college student would be hard...