Enjoy this article from the June 2009 edition of The Atlantic. It details the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which has probed the mental and physical development of 268 men (former Harvard University students) since the 1930's.
I love a good solid psychological study - and this one just makes me downright giddy. There is amazingly tenacious longitudinal research here. The study director is an enigmatic sort. The subjects are such an interesting, thriving group. Although in their late eighties, close to half of them are alive.
Who doesn't want to uncover the secrets to health, longevity and happiness? To understand what advantage No. 218 possesses over No. 47? Although I suspect that the study may pose more questions than answers in the short term, it's an intriguing look into an arena with vast uncharted territory.
Yeah, another NICU blogger! There are not that many of us out there. I did not read the Harvard Study. Men are already over represented as a study group, so I passed. Keep up the good blogging!
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting! The homogeneity in the subject pool really did give me pause, but I rationalized that it just showed the attitudes of a different era when only men were admitted to the school.
ReplyDeleteYou're right about NICU bloggers. Try as I might to beef up my blog list with fellow neo peeps, it's a short list.
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