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American Cities Shed |
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The nation’s middle class is shrinking. Between 1970 and 2000, middle-class neighborhoods in the 100 largest cities in the nation dropped from 58 to 41 percent, outstripping the corresponding drop in mid-level incomes from 28 to 22 percent. While 55 percent of low-income families lived in middle-class neighborhoods in 1970, only 37 percent did in 2000. |
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LIV and Let Die |
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| Alan Shipnuck |
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[RH] 행복한 표정을 지으면 더 행 |
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영국의 과학저널 ‘네이처 인간 행동(Nature Human Behaviour)’에 발표된 새로운 연구에 따르면, 인간이 행복한 얼굴을 하면 더 행복해지는 것으로 확인됐다. |
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[RH] 두뇌 활동을 활성화시키는 ‘ |
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최근 ‘사이언티픽 레포츠(Scientific Reports)’에 발표된 연구에서 일본 츠쿠바 대학교(the University of Tsukuba) 연구팀은 소위 그루브(groove) 음악이 이 음악에 익숙한 참가자들의 ‘실행 기능(executive function)’과 ‘관련 두뇌 활동’의 측정치를 크게 증가시켰다고 밝혔다. |
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The Economics of the |
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Most people have heard of the 80-20 Rule. It was formulated in 1906 by an Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto. In its original form, it states that 20 percent of the people will hold 80 percent of the wealth in any free economy. Further research has shown that it applies to many other aspects of the economy. |
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