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...generated after they retired from various jobs. He found that those who scored in the bottom quartile of the IQ scale when they were in their 20s, and then took on mentally challenging jobs, had the greatest gains on the cognitive tests in their 70s. "Being in a more complex job later in life helped them to develop skills they might not have had, or pushed them in ways so they were able to overcome their intellectual limitations," says Potter...
...baseline, he showed that regardless of how much intellectual ability a person starts out with, a mentally demanding job can keep his brain healthy well into retirement. In fact, the gains for people who have high IQs are relatively small, leading Potter to speculate that having a complex job, "may make up for a lack of advantage early in life, whether they be socioeconomic or otherwise." he says. So depending on what you do for a living, that daily grind may actually be the ultimate brain booster...
...article on Obama's mother - one of the best I have read - drags you into the complex worlds of poverty, biracial living, racism and the pursuit of knowledge. Obama knows the visceral reality of these issues better than many or all of his contenders - these born-with-a-golden-spoon candidates. Prabhduev Konana, Austin, Texas...
...article on Obama's mother - one of the best I have read - drags you into the complex worlds of poverty, biracial living, racism and the pursuit of knowledge. Obama knows these complexities better than many or all of the other, born-with-a-golden-spoon candidates. Prabhduev Konana, AUSTIN, TEXAS...
...Ickes was at it again, negotiating a change in party rules that would not be tested until 2008. In return for Jackson's support at the convention that summer, Michael Dukakis endorsed a complex plan that awarded delegates based on a candidate's proportion of the vote in every state. By doing away with winner-take-all primaries, the new rules prevented a front runner from wrapping up the nomination with a handful of wins in big, delegate-rich states. Underdog candidates could stay alive through the primaries, and perhaps even win the nomination, by collecting delegates in every contest...