Edge: THE MATHEMATICS OF LOVE: A Talk with John Gottman
"We were able to derive a set of nonlinear difference equations for marital interaction as well as physiology and perception. These equations provided parameters, that allowed us to predict, with over 90 percent accuracy, what was going to happen to a relationship over a three-year period. The main advantage of the math modeling was that using these parameters, we are not only be able to predict, but now understand what people are doing when they affected one another."
If you can wade through this, some of it's pretty interesting - especially this part:
'The New York Times recently reported, in an article about Kinsey, that 100 million dollars of awarded research funds had been reversed by the religious right in the USA because they think that federal dollars shouldn't be doing this kind of research. Even when it has health benefits, like understanding how AIDS spreads.'
So now we know why the Religious Right is so cranky. 'Cause they're not gettin' any.
If you can wade through this, some of it's pretty interesting - especially this part:
'The New York Times recently reported, in an article about Kinsey, that 100 million dollars of awarded research funds had been reversed by the religious right in the USA because they think that federal dollars shouldn't be doing this kind of research. Even when it has health benefits, like understanding how AIDS spreads.'
So now we know why the Religious Right is so cranky. 'Cause they're not gettin' any.
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