Monthly Archives: August 2012

Do Chick-magnets really work? Corvettes, Testosterone & Peahens

We all know the cliché of the middle-aged man who responds to a “mid-life crisis” by buying a Corvette. Other cultures and times have their own versions of the Corvette, but the principle appears to be universal: when men feel … Continue reading

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Seattle University hosts National Happiness Conference this week!

The first national Happiness conference will be held in Seattle this week.  The conference, which brings together more than 150 experts and activists from as far away as South Africa, and from more than a dozen U.S. states begins Friday, … Continue reading

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On the Lego, err… IKEA Effect, or: Mom, Dad. Look What I did!

I don’t know about you, but as a kid I loved playing with Legos. I never distinguished myself as a budding architect, and in those days, the suite of Lego building solutions wasn’t nearly as extensive as it is today. … Continue reading

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Commas and Cents: Why $1,999.00 is More Than $1999

Try this at home… read the following numbers aloud: 1900 1,900 Notice anything funny? If you are like most people, you read the comma-less 1900 as “nineteen-hundred” and the comma’d 1,900 as “one thousand nine-hundred.” Also, notice that the first (1900) … Continue reading

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