3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. Every Tuesday.
1. Ever wonder about folks who walk over burning coals or lie on a bed of nails and seem to withstand the pain? What recent discovery may provide an explanation?
Hint:
Answer: according to a new study to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 66th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, April 26 to May 3, 2014, researchers may have singled out four key genes linked to variations in pain tolerance. The study established that only nine percent of the participants had low pain perception, whereas 46 percent had moderate pain perception and 45 percent had high pain perception. Read the details here.
2. What 12 failures, related to internet communications, were recently exposed?
Hint:
Answer: the title, 12 Online Dating Fails To Scare You Off Dating Forever, of this story says it all… It’s a big, scary and awkward world out there.
3. The combination of science and technology may provide the “procrastinator” with several arguments as to why the job just didn’t get done. What are they?
Hint:
Answer: a 2007 study reveals that the number of chronic procrastinators has increased from approximately five percent in 1978 to 26 percent in 2007. According to a 2012 Psychology Today article, about 20 percent of adults procrastinate on a regular basis compared to 70 to 90 percent of undergraduates. A number reasons may explain the rise since the 70s. One is technology and the distraction it promotes. Estimates are that communication devices like email and mobile phones cost the U.S. about $70 billion in lost productivity a year. Other culprits are fear of negative feedback a finished product may bring or the adrenaline rush of leaving a task to the last minute, Research also shows there may be a genetic component to procrastination. Read the details here…tomorrow.