Dan Pryor Ski Jump

Last night we saw the Flying Aces  show at the Olympic Park, which is approximately ten Olympic athletes doing daredevil acrobatic tricks from a ski jump into a pool of water.  Little did we know Dan Pryor, my boss and president of the association, would be the first to go.  If you are wondering why they shoot off the bubbles before the skiers land, it is to break the surface tension of the water, so...

Marshmallow Test Reproduced by Dr David Walsh

Marshmallow Test Reproduced by Dr David Walsh

How a simple experiment with children and treats uncovered profound insights about willpower, life outcomes, and the modern challenges of delayed gratification The classic marshmallow test puts children's willpower to the ultimate challenge Few psychological experiments have captured the public imagination quite like the Stanford Marshmallow Test. In this deceptively simple study, children were presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: eat the treat right away, or wait a short period and receive two...

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