Various newsy bits
A little roundup of the weekend's news--
My cold sores and I (not "my cold sores and me"!) acquitted ourselves well enough at the Rosie's Place benefit on Saturday. And a woman there told me about the oddest home remedy--she swore that if you pointed a laser point at them when they were just starting to break out, they would heal instantly! I pass this on as gossip, not medical advice (which I am not qualified to give), so don't come running to me if you try it and it doesn't work.
What does work for me, usually, is Abreva. If I get that on before they become visible, they don't become visible. The reason I have them now is because they got started last weekend, when I was away at a retreat and didn't have access to a drugstore.
In non-medical news, my boss from my other job was in the Globe on Sunday! Here's an article about some of his recent research showing that high-performing women do better after changing jobs than their similarly talented male counterparts. Why? Read and find out!
Finally, a brief but thought-provoking piece from the NY Times Sunday magazine, that takes a critical look at psychological research about conformity. Why is conformity ipso facto a bad thing in all circumstances? Like a lot of psychological science, the famous conformity studies were more a product of postwar-zeitgeist hopes and fears than has been admitted. The author of the piece, David Berreby, apparently has an upcoming book entitled Us and Them: Understanding Your Tribal Mind. Sounds like it might be an intriguing read.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
