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...temperamental divide between those of us who thrill to the new and those of us who prefer what we know--those who seek out the unfamiliar and those who retreat into the cozy and safe. It's in that divide, many scientists believe, that the mysteries of shyness may lie...
What does it mean when a kid has a tummy ache that won't go away? Many parents will, commendably, push to find a medical diagnosis. But the real solution may lie somewhere else. In a small study, children whose parents went from specialist to specialist but balked at considering that emotional issues might be the culprit had a 3-in-10 recovery rate. Of families that accepted a referral to child-psychological services, 11 of 13 saw improvements...
...returned to China and realized that all his American M.B.A. lessons couldn't be applied back home. "There's a belief vacuum in China, which means that many people only believe in money," Huang says. "That means there are con artists everywhere. They will cook their books. They will lie during presentations." As China's experiment in what he calls "raw capitalism" carries on, the re-education of Comrade Huang no doubt will continue...
...hard to make a decent video game? Let?s face it, a lot of the software released these days in the name of electronic amusement isn?t worth the effort it takes to lie on your couch and mash a button. But there?s that rare sweet spot where graphics, game play and storytelling come together to make a game work. These games...
...returned to China and realized that all his American M.B.A. lessons couldn't be applied back home. "There's a belief vacuum in China, which means that many people only believe in money," Huang says. "That means there are con artists everywhere. They will cook their books. They will lie during presentations." As China's experiment in what he calls "raw capitalism" carries on, the re-education of Comrade Huang no doubt will continue. --By Hannah Beech/Shanghai