Fund Strategy On the flip side House prices fall and jobless claims rise – just two of the signs of economic health – but are seen as both inhibitors and stimulants of growth. Vanessa Drucker in New York analyses the two sides of the same coin.
The presidential debate will make history. Here’s how. “Of all the presidential debates in the past, this one is the hardest to get a handle on in advance,” said Alan Schroeder, a Northeastern University journalism professor and author of “Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail.” “Part of this is that Trump is so inconsistent and could say anything.” Sure, the debate […]
Popular Science Teens have an edge when learning from rewards In a recent experiment, teens did better than adults on a computer game that allowed them to learn from correct guesses. Two brain areas seem to work together to help teens succeed at this kind of learning and perhaps prepare for adulthood, Shohamy and her colleagues reported today in the journalNeuron. “If a developing brain […]
Nature News The bicycle problem that nearly broke mathematics Papadopoulos, who now has a teaching position at Northeastern University in Boston, is trying to get comfortable with academia once again. He’s establishing collaborations, and testing out long-dormant ideas about why some bicycles wobble at high speed7. He believes he can eliminate speed wobble with a damper to soak up vibrations in the seat post. […]