“A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet . . .” 0
Or not.
Science 2.0 (ne Scientific Blogging) reports on a study correlating names to rewards (those sticker things schools’ give out these days). A nugget:
When it comes to girls, parents are more likely to have an easier time if they have a daughter called Abigail, Louise, Rachel, Elizabeth or Anna, while Beth, Lydia, Abbie, Paige or Courtney don’t get kudos as often.
On the British culture scene, William’s and Kate’s have both been nice this year, though Catherine’s have been even better behaved. Cheryl’s have been very well behaved this year but Danni’s need to improve over the next three weeks.
