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...Dean Malmgren has. A faculty member in Northwestern University's department of chemical and biological engineering, Malmgren thinks a lot about universal laws and how they might explain human behavior, even seemingly spontaneous actions like writing an e-mail to a friend. (See the top 10 scientific discoveries...
These three fundamentals are complicated by individual situations, of course. Someone with a full-time job, for example, can't necessarily engage in personal correspondence except at night or on weekends. Some people have lots of friends and family to keep in touch with, while others are naturally more solitary. And circumstances can change over time. "In the early part of his life," says Malmgren, "Einstein didn't write many letters. Later, as he became famous - and had a secretary to help him - he wrote a lot more. Freud was steadier. Each had a personal writing rate...
This study is just the beginning for Malmgren. "Our model only describes how we do one activity," he says, "but we actually juggle lots of things. So it's interesting to consider how we transition between them." One way to get a handle on how people multitask is to look at online activity, the focus of his group's next analysis: it involves a lot of different behaviors - such as chatting, game-playing and reading - but under a single umbrella. "There's potentially a lot wrapped up into one," says Malmgren...
...mail opens up a lot of room for misconceptions and misunderstandings, and judging from the confusion over the mailing lists, it already has,” said a recent Harvard alum who asked to remain anonymous to avoid compromising relationships with people in the economics department. “I really think that students should be cautious about jumping to conclusions...
...Sailing in New England is an unparalleled experience,” Himler said. “We compete against the top competition in the country every weekend. The season is a real grind, but we put in a lot of time in order to perform well and achieve the best results possible...