To Stick To Your New Year's Resolutions Avoid Talking About Them
As I read the funny pages this morning in the paper, I noticed a running joke: no one keeps their New Year’s resolutions.There are a million different personal and psychological reasons for this — but...
View ArticleMAULDIN: Long-Term Economic Growth Has Downshifted, And It's A Game-Changer...
We are 13 years into a secular bear market in the United States. The Nasdaq is still down 40% from its high, and the Dow and S&P 500 are essentially flat. European and Japanese equities have...
View ArticleJohn Roberts Spoke Out Yesterday About How The Fiscal Cliff Could Deny People...
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., saying the federal courts are setting “a good example” on cutting costs, noted on Monday that the Supreme Court itself will be asking Congress for less money in its...
View ArticleHow Much Pain You Can Handle Is Determined By Your Genes
This article was originally published on Futurity and has been re-printed here under the Creative Commons license.Scientists have identified genes that interact with one another to regulate pain in...
View Article13 Space Launches To Get Excited For In 2013
This year has been a busy one for space missions, and it looks like next year will ramp things up even more.Though NASA has retired its space shuttles, astronauts and cosmonauts are still launching...
View ArticleThe Oldest Nobel Prize Winner Died This Weekend At 103
What may have been Rita Levi-Montalcini’s last paper was published almost a year ago in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.By no means a retrospective of a career that produced a Nobel...
View ArticleTechnology Has Created A Fear Of Silence
This article was originally featured on The Conversation and has been re-printed under the Creative Commons license. “When there is no noise in my room it scares me,” emails one of my undergraduate...
View Article10 Real Estate Trends To Watch In 2013
Five years and 16 million foreclosures after the 2008 housing crash, most Americans have not lost faith in real estate.In a survey this summer of more than 2,000 adults by home buyer website Trulia, 61...
View ArticleIraq Is Officially Fighting In A 'Low-Level War' A Year After US Withdrawal
Violence in Iraq dropped in 2012, data released Tuesday showed, but insurgents proved they were still capable of mounting waves of attacks and a watchdog warned the country was still in a "low-level...
View ArticleThe 24 Worst Celebrity Air Rage Incidents
Celebrities are just like the rest of us, even when they travel, right?After all, nobody likes the hassles of the airport: taking off your shoes, figuring out the latest baggage rules, or shooing away...
View ArticleAlex Wild's Best Bug Pictures Of 2012
Since I’m asking everyone else to pony up a selection of their best science & nature photos of the year, I figure it’s only fair I participate. Here are 10 images I consider my personal favorites...
View ArticleGiant Pandas May Be A Source Of A New, Natural Anti-Superbug Antibiotic
Giant Pandas may be a rich source of powerful new antibiotic drugs, scientists have discovered.Their endangered status and distinctive, cuddly appearance have turned them into the poster-children of...
View ArticleLetting Out Your Anger Could Help You Live Longer
A new study shows that expressing anger is good for your health.Researchers at the University of Jena, in Germany, found that getting your anger out and being hot-tempered is actually helpful in...
View ArticleNeurologist Explains What A Blood Clot In Hillary Clinton's Brain Means
Richard C. Senelick, MD, is a neurologist who serves as medical director of the Rehabilitation Institute of San Antonio. He is also editor in chief of HealthSouth Press.We see it all the time. Someone...
View ArticleFurther Proof That Gen X Is Partly To Blame For The Housing Crisis
The housing crisis resulted in a great deal of finger pointing. Politicians blamed Wall Street, Wall Street blamed government, and each political party blamed the other political party.What gets lost...
View ArticleSandy Hook Students Start Classes In A New School That Was Overhauled Just...
MONROE, Conn. (AP) — The children who escaped last month's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown were welcomed Wednesday to a school in a neighboring town that was overhauled specially...
View ArticleKids Born During Recessions Are More Likely To Be Teenage Delinquents
Babies born during a recession are more likely to be teenage delinquents says a new study.Researchers at the State University of New York found that babies born during difficult economic times were...
View ArticleMore Quantitative Easing Means More Cash Is Flowing Into The Emerging Markets
The “year of the dragon” in 2012 certainly didn’t disappoint, as the global markets battled one financial dragon after another. From the Eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis to persistently high...
View ArticleThe Basic Republican Lie About Taxes
The basic Republican lie about taxes is that money (or wealth) is taxed. It’s not.What is taxed is instead the transfer of money (or wealth). There’s a big difference.When you buy something, and the...
View Article7 Steps To Becoming an Authority in Your Industry
Becoming an authority in your industry can be a great way to promote your business and help you better serve your clients. It takes a consistent dose of education and risk, but the rewards can be well...
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