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...current issue of Science, Malmgren and several colleagues explain that as far as human correspondence goes, when and how long you choose to sit down and e-mail your friends or family has less to do with your desire to get in touch than with a larger - and less random - system of outside factors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Sorry I Haven't Written': A Scientific Explanation | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...tend to do another," says Malmgren. The second is our circadian sleep-wake cycle, which limits the available time we have to devote to letter-writing. The third is that we typically work on the same days each week, further restricting when and how long we spend getting in touch with friends. (See TIME's brain covers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Sorry I Haven't Written': A Scientific Explanation | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Sorry I Haven't Written': A Scientific Explanation | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...crash, meticulously rehearses his own suicide, by gunshot, but can't find a practical or aesthetically elegant way to carry it off. The Southern California setting casts an orange glow on Firth's handsome, mourning face, and lends A Single Man a delicate warmth that should touch all who see the picture. Firth may not have been the most famous actor to tread the Lido carpet, but don't be surprised if he earns an Oscar nomination to match his Venice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Venice Film Festival: Films with a Mission | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

With the score tied, Harvard’s backline prepared for Penn’s retaliation, with freshman defender Taryn Kurcz and senior co-captain Gina Wideroff focused on picking up the ball before the Quakers’ Fuccello could touch...

Author: By Alex Sopko, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Edges Out Quakers in Ivy League Opener | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

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