THERMOSTAT tussles have long been a Mars-Venus divide extending to blankets on the bed and office temperature preferences, but now there's some solid evidence to support it.
US researchers have found that women perform better on maths and verbal tasks at warmer temperatures, while the reverse effect is observed for men.
Interestingly, cognitive reflection was not affected by temperature for either gender.
One of the cognitive reflection test questions was, "A bat and a ball cost $1.10 in total. The bat costs $1 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?"
Hint: the answer is not 10 cents.I'm ramping up the office temp.
See the study at journals.plos.org.
Alcohol abuse is worse for British people than any other nationality, according to the results of the newly published 2019 Global Drug Survey.
British respondents to the study were found to get drunk more often than people from anywhere else, with a figure of 51.1 annual binges - or about one every week.
That was just ahead of the USA where people said they were drunk 50.3 times per year, followed by Canada at 47.9.
Australia was up there too, with an average of 47.4 - way ahead of the global average which was 33.
Study founder Adam Winstock, said Britons had "never grasped moderation; it's not part of our culture or conversation.
"We need to learn that more fun with better health and fatter wallets can follow from a bit less, a bit less often," he said.
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