Something old
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The almighty algorithm
100
While we might believe that being presented with multiple options actually makes it easier to choose one that we are happy with, and thus increases consumer satisfaction, having an abundance of options actually requires more effort to make a decision and can leave us feeling unsatisfied with our choice.
Paradox of choice
100
High amounts of this type of body fat is linked with poor health outcomes. It is found in our midsection, surrounding the liver, intestines, stomach, and other internal organs.
Visceral
100
This is the leading cause of individual bankruptcy in the US.
Medical debt
100
The brain's ability to adapt and change throughout life by forming new connections between neurons and reorganizing its structure.
200
A method for combining data from several studies to develop a single conclusion that has greater statistical power. This conclusion is statistically stronger than the analysis of any single study, due to increased numbers of subjects, greater diversity among subjects, or accumulated effects and results.
Meta-analysis
200
A psychological theory that suggests that a person's self-control or willpower is limited and can be depleted through use. It explains why I am more likely to eat ice cream after a stressful day at work.
Ego depletion
200
What sport did Shane play in college?
200
Higher levels of switching between different media channels is significantly linked to lower levels of this cognitive ability.
Memory (working, long-term)
300
Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
Eutrophication
300
A hormone that plays a central role in the body's stress response, often called the "stress hormone". Chronic exposure can increase body fat storage, especially in the midsection.
Cortisol
300
Shane played these sports in college.
XC and TF
300
This activity was most strongly correlated with the happiness of 8th and 10th graders in the Monitoring the Future Study.
Sleep