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If your mother is elderly, requires 24-hour attention, and has Alzheimers, would you care for her yourself at home, hire a nurse, or put her in a nursing home? These […]
George Prochnik writes that the ever-present background noise in modern society is more than annoying — it’s actually harmful to our cardiovascular health and concentration, as well as our political discourse.
Tom Jones’ old friend Elvis Presley once told him “You have the voice of a black singer. Are there any black people where you come from?” To which this multi […]
It is an event with which I am slightly ashamed—and even the excuse that it happened over twenty years ago and that I was only a bit player does not […]
“I am an optimist,” Brazilian-born artist Romero Britto writes in the introduction to his new book Happy! “I know that isn’t a common trait to have these days, but I […]
Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the historic eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington – and Eruptions readers share their memories on the blast that captivated the world.
What with turbo engines, screeching sirens, and honking cars encroaching on most of the world’s remaining quiet places, silence is a rare and precious commodity today – a natural resource, […]
A doctor who touched off a worldwide panic over an alleged link between the MMR vaccine and autism has been barred from practicing medicine over unethical research practices. Britain’s General […]
The snow in DC is preventing the usual Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcano Activity Report from getting posted – but fear not because here it is!
MTV, which now hosts mainly reality television series, has dropped ‘Music Television’ from its official logo giving the brand more flexibility.
NASA has unveiled a prototype for a new kind of vehicle which could revolutionize the way we travel. The “Puffin” takes off like a helicopter, flies like a plane and sounds like a car.
Google’s rival to Apple’s iPhone hits the market to a fanfare of adulation and scepticism in equal measure – but can it live up to its “superphone” tagline?
That the Nigerian terrorist was not investigated is due to a massive database of 500,000 possible terrorists, officials say.
From Artificial Car Noise to Zombie-Attack Science, the New York Times Magazine lists the year’s most interesting innovations and ideas from A to Z.
Having someone’s breath on your neck may help deaf people to hear what you are saying according to recent research.
Young children who are insensitive to fear are more likely to go on to commit crimes, according to psychologists.
The hottest toy to hit the shops this Christmas looks like a cross between a hamster and a Furby.
American Today, the weekly newspaper for American University, ran this feature on last week’s AU Forum and public radio broadcast of “The Climate Change Generation: Youth, Media, and Politics in […]
Winmark Authorized Agent Group Audi A3 2.0 T – Comfort Whether commuting in heavy traffic or cruising down the highway, the A3’s cabin remains pleasantly refined. Tight-fitting doors, windows and […]
There have been recent signs that the Republicans could bounce back from their devastating defeat last fall in the upcoming midterm elections. As I wrote a month ago, the early […]
In a democratic society each person has a right to voice their suggestions and opinions in a polite way. Each voice is important whether you write to your mayor, your state representative or your U.S congressional representatives. Some tips for coming up with an idea plus a website with tips for writing to elected officials.
Japan may be one of the world leaders in developing renewable energy, but the country’s green tech sector seems to be either making too much noise, or too little. Gas-electric hybrids […]
Twitter karma. Ever heard of it? It dictates that I follow everyone who chooses to follow me. But why?
Human hearing picks up only a limited range of frequencies, and that range diminishes as we age and our ears deteriorate—just think of the high-frequency cellphone rings that high school […]
In answer to their own economic crisis, the French have taken up “bossnapping.” Maybe you should give it a try. Here’s how it works: An executive of a company, perhaps […]
There are two inherently competing notions about personal branding that deserve mention. The first: creating a personal brand helps define us as individuals. The second: when we all enter one […]
The future Harvard MBA best case study of Communist China took down speculators!
What next?
Lesson we learnt (Ask Donald Tsang, he may come to NY soon!): No major regulation changed (So Lehman Brothers debacle or may be SWINDLE happened in HK again in 2008), No transformation, innovation and improvement of the industry after intervention!
