Tagged: Colleges and Universities

March 4, 2011

The more secure you feel, the less you value your stuff

From the article:

People who feel more secure in receiving love and acceptance from others place less monetary value on their possessions, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire.

I wonder if there is a corollary? The more secure you feel, the less gadgets you buy? The more secure you feel, the less you look outside yourself for validation?

via The more secure you feel, the less you value your stuff.

January 24, 2011

Study: Face-to-Face Meetings Breed More Trust Than E-Mail Does – TIME (via soclinks)

Perkins Library at Duke University — Image via Wikipedia

Does it really take a study to show what is obvious? You can’t bond with just words.

Study: Face-to-Face Meetings Breed More Trust Than E-Mail Does – TIMEIn an age of perpetual digital connectedness, why do people seem so disconnected? In a Duke University study, researchers found that from 1985 to 2004, the percentage of people who said there was no one with whom they discussed important matters tripled, to 25%; the same study found that overall, Americans had one-third fewer friends and confidants than they did two decades ago. … Read More

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January 22, 2011

Checkout Your True Nature With Devolve Me (via Bill Mullins’ Weblog – Tech Thoughts)

Fun that it allows you to interactively change your appearance. I wonder if someone has a simliar site that shows our evolution future?

Back in the early 1990s, I was enthralled by the early releases of morphing software – most of which were free. I was blown away with my newfound ability to transition myself into a Tiger, for example – or, another person. The transition possibilities, in fact, were virtually limitless. Britain’s Open University has taken this technology, and in an unusual twist, has developed an online morphing tool kit (Devolve Me), that allows you to take a pe … Read More