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"A new study, published in the journal Psychological Science, suggests that when people engage in synchronous activity together, they become more likely to cooperate with other group members."
"Or you could use what is called a 'mnemonic device' (pronounced ni-MAH-nik). It's any kind of formula to help you remember. For example, if you want to remember the planets in order from the sun, think: 'My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.' The first letter of each word is the first letter of the planet: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (if you still count Pluto as a planet).
Make up your own device for the presidents. Start with the first seven: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Adams and Jackson. How about: 'Will And Jeff Made Many Awful Jokes!'
If none of this works, you can learn 'The American Presidents' song."
"But the commissioner said he sent a memo banning the drugs in 1997 and reminded players and coaches that they were illegal without a prescription.I predict that this will end up in court if he does suspend him for any period of time.
'It was against the law, so I would have to think about that,' Selig told USA Today. 'It's very hard. I've got to think about all that kind of stuff.'
Rodriguez would be the first player suspended who didn't test positive during the penalty timeline"
"Psychological research suggests that, in the long run, experiences make people happier than possessions.
That's in part because the initial joy of acquiring a new object, such as a new car, fades over time as people become accustomed to seeing it every day, experts said. Experiences, on the other hand, continue to provide happiness through memories long after the event occurred."
"The company cited studies showing that access to home energy information typically saves between 5 percent and 15 percent on monthly electricity bills.
'It may not sound like much, but if half of America's households cut their energy demand by 10 percent, it would be the equivalent of taking eight million cars off the road,' Google said.
Google PowerMeter is currently being tested by employees and is not yet available to the public."
"We may actually know more than we think we know in everyday situations, too,' said Ken Paller, professor of psychology at Northwestern. 'Unconscious memory may come into play, for example, in recognizing the face of a perpetrator of a crime or the correct answer on a test. Or the choice from a horde of consumer products may be driven by memories that are quite alive on an unconscious level.'This idea was talked about in "The Other 90 percent" and even in "The Element" .
The study links lucky guesses to valid memories and suggests that people need to be more receptive to multiple types of knowledge, Paller said."
"Memory loss, cognitive impairment, brain cell degeneration and cell death were prevented or reversed in several animal models after treatment with a naturally occurring protein called brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The study by a University of California, San Diego-led team – published in the February 8, 2009 issue of Nature Medicine – shows that BDNF treatment can potentially provide long-lasting protection by slowing, or even stopping the progression of Alzheimer's disease in animal models."
