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© Karl Swedberg
© Karl Swedberg
I?ve rounded up a list of 10 things not to worry about on your vacation.
Our best universities have forgotten that the reason they exist is to make minds, not careers...z
Let's talk about the bloody crossroads where satire goes searching for its target...
Americans can?t live without their lawns--but how long can they live with them?
He is perhaps the most famous, or infamous, artist alive. To some a genius, to others a vandal. Always controversial, he inspires admiration and provokes outrage in equal measure...
Other politicians besides Mr. Bush share the blame for the mess we?re in ? but most of them are Republicans...
Parents who had been paying $1,425 a month for infant care would see their costs rise to nearly $2,500 ? well above the market rate. For parents with toddlers and preschoolers, who were charged less, the price increases were equally eye-popping
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian...
Last week, representatives for Barack Obama and John McCain addressed the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference on topics ranging from NSA surveillance to net neutrality to the competitiveness of American workers in the new economy...
SuperMemo is based on the insight that there is an ideal moment to practice what you've learned. Practice too soon and you waste your time. Practice too late and you've forgotten the material and have to relearn it...
As a doctor monitored his heart and his blood and breathing, David Blaine filled his lungs with pure oxygen and prepared to hold his breath -- for 16 minutes, he hoped. Mr. Blaine is a famous magician, but he insisted that this was no trick...
It comes as no surprise to learn from a study published this week that, although Britons are twice as rich as they were in 1987, they are no happier...
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests...
Is bottled water better for you than tap? Or should you choose vitamin-enriched water over sparkling? Experts say, skip it all. None of these products are likely to make you any healthier...
Other activities that deplete willpower include resisting food or drink, suppressing emotional responses, restraining aggressive or sexual impulses, taking exams and trying to impress someone...