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Mating Swarm Study Offers New Way to View Flocks, Schools, Crowds

By Guest PostJanuary 21, 2013Scienceadulthood, biology, bird flock, coherent system, collective animal motion, collective motion, degree of modularity, douglas h kelley, external force, group behavior, high speed cameras, insect swarm, mating swarm, mechanical engineering, midge fly, MIT, nicholas t ouellette, position, quantitative data, swarm behavior, synchronized, three-dimensional

The adulthood of a midge fly is decidedly brief — about three days. But a new study of its mating swarm may yield lasting benefits for analyses of bird flocks, fish schools, human crowds and other forms of collective animal motion.

“This is a field where there’s been almost no quantitative data,” said Nicholas T. Ouellette of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science, principal investigator of the research, published Jan. 15 in the journal Scientific Reports. “What we’ve been able to do is put this in the laboratory, and that lets us take as much data as we want.” (more…)

Adolescents Under Pressure to Speak ‘Properly’

By Guest PostDecember 8, 2012Scienceadolescents, adult expectations, adulthood, boomerang kids, college, employment, happy speech, jobless, linguistics books, michigan state university, nonstandard language, philadelphia, role, social class, social incentives, speaking properly, suzanne evans wagner, transition

As adolescents transition to adulthood, the pressure to meet adult expectations – such as speaking properly – may be greater than expected, according to a new study by a Michigan State University researcher.

Suzanne Evans Wagner, assistant professor of linguistics in the College of Arts and Letters, has proven for the first time that language changes with age in addition to community pressures. And, surprisingly, college and post-high school ambitions play a huge role. (more…)

Marriage May Make People Happier

By Guest PostMay 30, 2012Culture, General, Healthadulthood, happier, ivana anusic, marriage, michigan state university, national british survey, people, psychology researcher, richard lucas, stevie c y yap

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Married people may be happier in the long run than those who aren’t married, according to new research by Michigan State University scientists.

Their study, online in the Journal of Research in Personality, finds that although matrimony does not make people happier than they were when they were single, it appears to protect against normal declines in happiness during adulthood.

“Our study suggests that people on average are happier than they would have been if they didn’t get married,” said Stevie C.Y. Yap, a researcher in MSU’s Department of Psychology. (more…)

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Mating Swarm Study Offers New Way to View Flocks, Schools, Crowds

Adolescents Under Pressure to Speak ‘Properly’

Marriage May Make People Happier