This All Started With A Full Bladder?
A full bladder helps us make better decisions. In a study published in Psychological Science, 500 college students were asked to drink 5 cups of water or take 5 sips. After 40 minutes – the time it took the water to reach the bladder – the students were asked to make a choice – a small, but soon-to-be-received reward or a larger, but later-to-be-received reward. Those experiencing strong bladder pressure were much likelier to hold out for the larger reward. It seems inhibitory signals sent to a full bladder affect other inhibitory responses – giving "hold that thought" new meaning.
Full bladder or not, Americans are making better decisions regarding the Internet. We're not lying as much as we'd expected. A 1996 landmark study found everyone lies an average of 2 times a day. However, a study of e-mail versus phone calls found people were more honest in e-mails. Of course, e-mails can be documented and aren't real-time communication scenarios – when most people lie. Eighty percent of people lie in online dating profiles, but there were fewer lies in online resumes than in traditional ones – which averaged 3 lies. Nevertheless, why is there a "lie" in believe?
However, Americans aren't making better decisions about pollution – especially in the 4 cities rated most toxic by Forbes Magazine in 2011. Ratings were based on air quality, water quality, Superfund sites (abandoned areas containing hazardous waste), number of days with Air Quality Indexes over 100 in 2009 and the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. Having more than 50 Superfund sites, the Philadelphia/Camden/Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical area was #1. Bakersfield, #2 and Fresno, California, #3 had 43 and 29 days respectively with Air Quality Indexes over 100. New York City was #4 primarily because its water rated #3 – after Philadelphia and Fresno. Yes, Forbes puts the "city" in toxicity.
And Americans aren't making better decisions about sleep. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30% of us get less than 7 hours sleep nightly. As a result, a survey of 1,000 people done by Tempur-Pedic found more than 50% of the participants had fallen asleep in unusual places. Eleven percent had fallen asleep in church, 4% on the bus, 3% in the bathroom, 2% during a meeting and 12% in "other" places. Other places included elevators, court and a graveyard. Then there's the 22% who had fallen asleep driving. That should be a "wake up" call.
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A great deal has been made of in alternative archaeology books about how and why our technologically primitive ancestors were able to carve out, transport and erect massive multi-ton stone blocks into megalithic monuments. Since there is no doubting the existence of these structures, our ancestors must of in fact possessed an advanced technology or had assistance from those who did (i.e. – ‘ancient astronauts'). That runs contrary to scholarly archaeology. But the questions remain.
Recently, a report was published by a Hong Kong Media. According to the report, the latest public opinion survey among the Americans and Chinese shows that there has been a slight improvement in the mutual impression of people of these two countries to each other. But to build a deep trust between them, there is still a long way to go.
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In the land of the free and the home of the brave, are Americans now more free and more brave?
A rose by any other name is still a rose. The same is true of Americans in their many varieties.
When people begin a sentence with the words "Did you know", they are initiating a one-on-one game of Trivial Pursuit.
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