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- New index identifies periods when global stock markets might decline
- Baseball: Beanballs and the psychology of revenge
- US students need new way of learning science
- Heightened sensitivity to cheap, high-calorie food is linked with obesity
| New index identifies periods when global stock markets might decline Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:22 AM PDT Researchers have found a way to measure the likelihood of global stock market losses by identifying periods in which shocks may be more likely to spread across many national markets. This "fragility index" identifies periods in which international equity markets are more susceptible to widespread pull-backs by identifying common risk exposures. The index identifies when systemic risk exposure is high in markets across multiple countries, and shows an increasing probability of a global stock market draw-down.  |
| Baseball: Beanballs and the psychology of revenge Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:15 AM PDT Baseball fans exhibit a high moral tolerance for a form of revenge not otherwise practiced in most of contemporary society: avenging a teammate who has been hit by a pitch by aiming a pitch at an opposing batter who was not previously involved. New research suggests that such systems of vicarious retribution, found throughout history, may not depend on an underlying assignment of moral responsibility.  |
| US students need new way of learning science Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT American students need a dramatically new approach to improve how they learn science, says a noted group of scientists and educators.  |
| Heightened sensitivity to cheap, high-calorie food is linked with obesity Posted: 05 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT A major reason for the dramatic increase in obesity may be a heightened sensitivity to heavily advertised and easily accessible high-calorie foods.  |
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