It is something one half of the population has long suspected - and the other half always vocally denied. Women really do talk more than men.
In fact, women talk almost three times as much as men, with the average woman chalking up 20,000 words in a day - 13,000 more than the average man.
Women also speak more quickly, devote more brainpower to chit-chat - and actually get a buzz out of hearing their own voices, a new book suggests.
The book - written by a female psychiatrist - says that inherent differences between the male and female brain explain why women are naturally more talkative than men.
In The Female Mind, Dr Luan Brizendine says women devote more brain cells to talking than men.
And, if that wasn't enough, the simple act of talking triggers a flood of brain chemicals which give women a rush similar to that felt by heroin addicts when they get a high.
Mark - I always knew women talked more. Now there is proof!
Read the entire article here
Monday, November 27, 2006
Sarah and Joshua both make honor roll
This post is a little late, but we need to recognize Sarah's and Joshua's academic results during the first grading term of the year. Both made honor roll! We, of course, are very proud of the effort they put into their school work every day! Congratulations!!!
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
TEEN GOES NUCLEAR: He creates fusion in his Oakland Township home
I knew there were smart people in Michigan, but this is ridiculous.
November 19, 2006
BY GINA DAMRON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
On the surface, Thiago Olson is like any typical teenager.
He's on the cross country and track teams at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills. He's a good-looking, clean-cut 17-year-old with a 3.75 grade point average, and he has his eyes fixed on the next big step: college.
But to his friends, Thiago is known as "the mad scientist."
In the basement of his parents' Oakland Township home, tucked away in an area most aren't privy to see, Thiago is exhausting his love of physics on a project that has taken him more than two years and 1,000 hours to research and build -- a large, intricate machine that , on a small scale, creates nuclear fusion.
Read article here
November 19, 2006
BY GINA DAMRON
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
On the surface, Thiago Olson is like any typical teenager.
He's on the cross country and track teams at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills. He's a good-looking, clean-cut 17-year-old with a 3.75 grade point average, and he has his eyes fixed on the next big step: college.
But to his friends, Thiago is known as "the mad scientist."
In the basement of his parents' Oakland Township home, tucked away in an area most aren't privy to see, Thiago is exhausting his love of physics on a project that has taken him more than two years and 1,000 hours to research and build -- a large, intricate machine that , on a small scale, creates nuclear fusion.
Read article here
Monday, November 20, 2006
Look for more posts - we promise!
We know that our posting has been VERY minimal lately, so we are promising to update the blog much more frequently from this moment on. To make things more exciting, Debbie and the children are going to start putting up things that interest them. Look for more action starting Thanksgiving weekend!
To start things off, log back in this Friday and view Joshua's first band performance. The sixth grade band has only been playing together for two months, but they are learning quickly and put on a quite fun concert tonight. Now I just need to edit and post the video.
To start things off, log back in this Friday and view Joshua's first band performance. The sixth grade band has only been playing together for two months, but they are learning quickly and put on a quite fun concert tonight. Now I just need to edit and post the video.
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