Funny business

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Television producers use canned laughter in the knowledge that people like to laugh with others, rather than in isolation. Robert Provine of the University of Maryland says that we actually have little conscious control over laughter, which is why someone laughing on demand sounds unnatural. Laughter is similar throughout various cultures, but women tend to laugh more than men, especially while speaking.

Science & research, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Psychology & Psychiatry, Analysis, Laughter, Psychological research

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Better read than dead

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Terence Hennessey, literature professor and voracious reader, experienced a stroke that affected only his ability to make visual sense of written language. Hennessey learned braille, which worked until he developed diabetes that attacked his tactile sensitivity. Finally Hennessey learned Hebrew, a language that reads right to left, in an attempt to again comprehend written language.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Research and Testing Services, Neurological R&D, Physiological aspects, Behavior, Language and languages, Neurological research, Cognitive science, Hennessey, Terence

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Too much, too risky: Investors need to beware of being locked into an annuities-only future

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Investment of money in superannuation is a good way to avoid the risk of leaving many retirees with little choice but to convert most of their savings into a heavily regulated income stream. However, Centrestone Wealth Advisers reported that this strategy also had its adverse legislative challenges.

Financial management, Pension, health, and welfare funds, Pension Funds & Benefit Plans, Pension Funds, Methods, Economic aspects, Company investment, Investments, Retirement planning, Retirees, Investment management

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