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Even a first-class temperament, however, is not a sure predictor of a successful presidency. According to Duke University political scientist James David Barber, the most perfect blend of intellect and warmth of personality in a Chief Executive was the brilliant Thomas Jefferson, who "knew the importance of communication and empathy. He never lost the common touch." Richard Ellis, a professor of politics at Oregon's Willamette University who is skeptical of the whole EQ theory, cites two 19th century Presidents who did not fit the mold. "Martin Van Buren was well adjusted, balanced, empathetic and persuasive...
There is striking new evidence that the standard blood test for prostate cancer is a good predictor of which men will develop it, according to a new study in Wednesday's issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers say the blood test predicted almost three-quarters of the malignancies that developed within four years among thousands of middle-age and elderly men. Just as important, the test had a low rate of false positives, 9 percent. That means that the test will steer most patients away from unnecessary surgery.Many men with benign or slow-growing tumors decline...
Over the past quarter-century, Kevin Phillips has built a reputation as a peerless predictor of major political trends. His first book, The Emerging Republican Majority, published in 1969, correctly forecast that the postwar Democratic dominance of presidential politics was over. Two decades and five books later, 1990's The Politics of Rich and Poor announced that the Republicans, in turn, would be turned out in a wave of neopopulism -- and, thanks to Ross Perot and Bill Clinton, out they went...
...against girls in the classroom. She criticizes a much publicized study finding that girls' self-esteem plunges at puberty. For one thing, the same study finds that black girls have much higher self-esteem than whites, which raises reasonable questions about what, if anything, "self- esteem" means as a predictor of future success...
...feel they're a reasonable predictor of academic work," says Dean K. Whitla, associate director for admissions and former member of the board of trustees of the Educational Testing Service, the makers...