In the first test, Pickens was presented with a series of nouns and had to click a "yes" or "no" button to indicate whether he thought they were living or nonliving things.

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Adjectives typically reflect the meaning of corresponding nouns, but not always.

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In other words, scientists have been looking at the book of life and identifying all the nouns but missing the verbs.

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And while McCain strikes most Europeans as a decent sort of guy, a guy who can at least speak in sentences with the nouns and verbs in the right places, it's Obama who's the supernova in the political sky.

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But for now, if you want to spot some of the other investment archetypes, I encourage you to pay attention to the news you consume and scrutinize the nouns.

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