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Who Is Currently Identified as Gifted in the United States?

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: High IQ, Gifted School, Joseph Renzulli, Dmgt, Howard Gardner, Lewis Terman, Definition of Giftedness, Gifted Education, Creativity, Richard Riley, Education, Marland Report, Steven I. Pfeiffer, Mary-Catherine McClain, Robert J. Sternberg, Education News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Hopefully ten years from now, there will be greater changes in gifted education than there have been in the past ten years.

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Best Way To Live Long? Have Good Table Manners

nytimes.com | KATHERINE BOUTON | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Good Manners, New England Centenarian Study, The Longevity Project, Social Network, Leslie R. Martin, Howard S. Friedman, Lewis Terman, Books News

After reading “The Longevity Project,” I took an unscientific survey of friends and relatives asking them what personality characteristic they tho...

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Why Do Kids Of Divorce Die Sooner?

Katie Hafner | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Leslie Martin, Katie Hafner, Howard Friedman, Lewis Terman, The Longevity Project, Divorce, Divorce Longevity, Divorce News
Katie Hafner

In 1990, two psychologists embarked on a research project seeking answers to the question, "What makes for a long life?" Divorce, it turns out, plays a significant role in longevity, particularly for children of divorce.

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Revealed: The Secret To Long Life And Happiness

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Leslie R. Martin, Optimism, Cognitive Epidemiology, Howard S. Friedman, Lewis Terman, Long Life, Exercise, Executive Functions, Happiness Study, Long Life Study, Happiness Advice, Optimism Study, Happiness Tips, Finding Happiness, Long Life Tips, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Researchers found that personality and social relations in childhood significantly predicted risk of mortality many years later. The findings were not what you may expect, though.

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Why Passion Is a Gift

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grit, Passion, Commitment, Gifted Education, Angela Duckworth, K. Anders Ericsson, Giftedness, Kimberly Robertson, Joseph Renzulli, Lewis Terman, Genius, Herbert A. Simon, Howard Gardner, Marland Report, Sir Ken Robinson, Interest, Francoys Gagne, Robert J. Sternberg, Education News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Why don't we view passion and interest as gifts?

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