A new paper in Topics in Cognitive Science argues that healthy old people aren't mentally enfeebled after all. They perform slowly on tests because they have more accumulated knowledge to sort through than glib and ignorant young people do. Heartening news for those of us in middle age, something something something.
Quitting in the Age of News Aggregation
Weird hours, constant monitoring of traffic, an inability to explain to loved ones why you need to be on Twitter for 17 hours a day — it can just become too much for some young people working on the Internet*.
"Employers plan to hire only 2.1 percent more new college graduates this year than in 2012 ... Last fall they thought the increase would be 13 percent." What a bunch of shiftless layabouts the millennials are.
It's So Hard to Be an Ambitious 20-Something New Yorker
The New York Times Style section has logged another entry in its ongoing coverage of economic reality happening to young, pretty people. This time, the paper of record has focused on low-paying jobs with endless hours. Janitorial? No way, Jose — Creative! Look at these tired blue eyes stuck behind tortoise-shell…
Sorry, Young People: You'll Probably Never Earn Enough to Lead 'The Life You Want'
If you're young and poor, today's new Pew Center survey has bad news and good news.
Got Any 'Light' Questions for Barack Obama's MTV Town Hall?
Barack Obama's non-partisan (but kind of partisan) town hall for the kids on MTV, BET and CMT is underway. And according to someone who "auditioned" to ask something, the organizers want "light" questions. What kind of softballs should we expect?
Will Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Rallies Hurt Democrats' Election Chances?
Comedy Central funnymen Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert recently unveiled their plans for dueling, satirical Washington rallies on October 30. But October 30 is the Saturday before midterm elections! Shouldn't America's wiseasses be campaigning for Democrats, instead of attending this?
