Word: predictabilities
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...announced that he would not seek a second term in 1968, Johnson privately told Graham what he was thinking. "It was in the family dining room," Graham recalled, where Johnson reviewed his family's medical history; he had had a secret actuarial study done in 1967 to predict his life expectancy and determine whether he would be exposing the public to the death of another sitting President. "I may not live through this," Johnson told Graham. "I've already had one heart attack. I don't think that's fair to the people or to my party...
...calories. These animals then overate at their next meal in an effort to refuel and make up for the lost energy. "Animals have the ability to sense the caloric value of food they take in," says Pierce. "We found out that an animal can learn to use flavors to predict calories in an attempt to achieve energy balance...
...drank low-calorie beverages were already overweight or at higher risk of metabolic syndrome, and chose the diet drinks in an effort to get healthier. But Pierce's work hints that a more basic, biological mechanism may be at work. The animals in his study were able to predict the amount of calories in a food based on taste, demonstrating that the body uses cues like taste and texture to make sure it's getting enough fuel. Just as Pierce's rats were fooled into thinking they hadn't absorbed enough calories after eating diet chow, people are preprogrammed...
...still out on whether what's good for private-equity firms and hedge funds is good for America. Also, we don't know if we're seeing the end of the boom or just a scary interruption. Decades of academic research has shown that you can't reliably predict the market's path...
Research has also shown, though, that you can at least partially predict how bumpy that path will be. It's simple: calm is usually followed by more calm, and volatility by more volatility. We may have just made the switch from calm days to volatile ones...