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Read More »Vaccines for kids: 8 states where parents say no
As more parents opt out of school immunizations, doctors fear disease outbreaks
Read More »Obese third-grader taken from family: Did state go too far?
Social workers took 200-pound eight year old from his family, citing medical neglect
Read More »Cross-species transplantation brings new hope to diabetics
South Korean scientists say there is new hope for diabetics with experiments in animals demonstrating that insulin producing cells can be successfully transplanted from one species to another. The researchers attribute the success of the experime..
Read More »RIP Angela Darmody: Aleksa Palladino On The Birth And Death Of A Character
"It was devastating," says multi-hyphenate performer-musician-artist Aleksa Palladino about the too-short life of one of Boardwalk Empire's nuanced characters. And she shares the alternate ending for Angela that never aired. To play Angela Darmody, the dreamer wife of conflicted gangster Jimmy Darmody [Michael Pitt] on Martin Scorsese project
Read More »Oracles Past and Present: Our Means of Managing Information
Bright ideas/iStock. Our ability to find and share information today is potentially limitless. But how did we get here
Read More »Why Some People Say ‘Sorry’ Before Others
After a fight and before forgiveness often comes an apology.
Read More »Sky Crane – how to land Curiosity on the surface of Mars
On 26th November 2011 at 15:02 , NASA launched its Mars Science Laboratory mission.
Read More »Scan’t Evidence: Do MRIs Relieve Symptoms of Depression?
When a researcher asks a volunteer to slide head-first into the open eye of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, the expectation is that the device's magnetic field will penetrate the skull to produce a faithful picture of the brain without changing its behavior.
Read More »Scan’t Evidence: Do MRIs Relieve Symptoms of Depression?
When a researcher asks a volunteer to slide head-first into the open eye of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, the expectation is that the device's magnetic field will penetrate the skull to produce a faithful picture of the brain without changing its behavior. A new study suggests, however, that MRI machines do, in fact, manipulate brain activity--and they change the brain in a way that helps treat depression. In other words, MRIs may be unintentional antidepressants
Read More »Price on Carbon Failing to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Alberta’s $57 million carbon-cutting program is failing, according to the latest report from the Canadian province’s auditor-general, Merwan Saher. Like many such programs around the world, it includes an emissions trading scheme , which allows polluters to meet their emissions reductions targets by buying carbon offsets from a selection of approved projects.
Read More »Price on Carbon Failing to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Alberta’s $57 million carbon-cutting program is failing, according to the latest report from the Canadian province’s auditor-general, Merwan Saher. Like many such programs around the world, it includes an emissions trading scheme , which allows polluters to meet their emissions reductions targets by buying carbon offsets from a selection of approved projects.
Read More »Do You Stink at Public Speaking?
Stop with the excuses, and start off with these low-pressure steps to launching your speaking career, and increasing your brand-awareness. Public speaking is a great way to increase exposure to your brand and your message. Why do so many entrepreneurs resist stepping into the spotlight?
Read More »Microsoft Worker Builds iPhone App
Mike Swanson built a wildly popular iPhone app while working at his day job at Microsoft. After more than a decade working as an evangelist for Microsoft, Mike Swanson launched a start-up specializing in..
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