News tagged with unrealistic expectations

Facebook stock limps into Monday

Facebook resumes trading on Wall Street on Monday with shares being closely watched to see how well they stand on their own after stumbling out of the gate in a historic but lackluster debut.

Technology / Business

created May 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Online dating research shows cupid's arrow is turning digital

Online dating has not only shed its stigma, it has surpassed all forms of matchmaking in the United States other than meeting through friends, according to a new analysis of research on the burgeoning relationship ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Policy experts say changes in expectations and funding key to genomic medicine's future

Unrealistic expectations about genomic medicine have created a "bubble" that needs deflating before it puts the field's long term benefits at risk, four policy experts write in the current issue of the journal Science.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Second, more realistic estimate can reduce planning and purchasing errors

The next time a contractor tells you the kitchen remodeling will be done in six weeks, you might ask him to get real and reconsider his estimate.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0