Morning links: Matters of the brain

by Dana on May 28, 2010

BRAIN MATTERS
The web shatters focus, rewires brains
Wired- Brain activity of the experienced surfers was far more extensive than that of the newbies, particularly in areas of the prefrontal cortex associated with problem-solving and decisionmaking. …
Alzheimer’s prevention strategies remain an elusive challenge
scientificamerican.com- Research advances in Alzheimer’s has arrived not in the form of new drugs but in technologies that track the underlying biology of the disease before the first symptoms appear. …
Scientists prove even the thought of money spoils enjoyment
physorg.com- Subjects who were wealthier had a self-assessed lower level of savoring ability, and this undermined the positive effects of money on their happiness, although they were overall slightly happier than the less well-off subjects. …

BUSINESS
Venture capitalists do it. Why shouldn’t philanthropists do it, too?
O’Reilly Radar- Entrepreneurs are most likely to help a field move forward if they build on the knowledge and the mistakes of the past rather than tripping down the well-trodden road. …
Googling the book settlement
american.com- Clashes between competing visions of the good are more compelling than humdrum stories of good versus evil. This is no different. …
The new investigators
cjr.org- Many of the new nonprofit centers are housed at universities, so the reporting could resonate and influence those most directly affected by the issue. …
Music’s new entrepreneurs
forbes.com- From videogames to cookbooks, rockers are experimenting with ways to connect with their fans’ hearts and wallets. …

FINANCE & ECONOMICS
Emigration up, birth rate down: Graying Germany contemplates demographic time bomb
spiegel.de- Unfavourable demographic shift is no news to Germans, although the net emigration trend cannot be too encouraging. …
We’re all Swedes now
foreignpolicy.com- The Swedes themselves no longer believe in a Swedish model, or, when they do, it’s very different from the heavily regulated “people’s home” of myth. …
Banks covertly financing Italy’s deficit
business.financialpost.com- Covert financing of the government’s deficit by Italian banks reinforces the solvency fears currently surrounding Italy, according to a new report from Lombard Street Research. …
The economics of immigration are not what you think
ndn.org- Studies show that immigration has increased the average wage of Americans modestly in the short-run, and by more over the long-term as capital investment rises to take account of the larger number of workers. …

THE REST
“Nul points” from Germany for Greece in Eurovision song contest?
blogs.ft.com- Two predictions can safely be made about Saturday’s Eurovision Contest: 1) most of the music will be painfully sub-standard; 2) millions of Europeans will nonetheless pick up their mobile phones to vote for their favourite songs. …
Wiki-Constitutionalism
tnr.com- In Latin America, constitutions are changed with great frequency and unusual ease, as if they were Wikipedia pages. …
Women and body image: a man’s perspective
telegraph.co.uk- There’s a solid pulse running through everything our culture aims at women – be beautiful, be beautiful, be beautiful.But being beautiful, it turns out, is a near-impossible task. It keeps getting harder and harder. …

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