Founder of the MIT Media Lab Nicholas Negroponte says that humans will “soon” be able to learn languages — or any information — by taking a pill. In a new TED talk the famed futurist and innovator essentially played a highlights reel of all the times he’s been right about the future over the years. […]
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[Hanne] Blank mentions her personal story at the beginning of her provocative new history of heterosexuality, “Straight,” as a way of illustrating just how artificial our notions of “straightness” really are. In her book, Blank, a writer and historian who has written extensively about sexuality and culture, looks at the ways in which social trends
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Albert Einstein once said: “Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish cooperation of many individuals.” Alas, when it comes to joining together to conserve Earth’s resources and protect our planet for future generations, we humans have proven to be a decidedly uncooperative lot. “There has been a great deal of work on
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From the Forever Family Foundation. I agree. Traditional therapies are oriented to disconnect the bereaved from the ones they have lost, yet inside, that love tells them not to let go. Could this be because our loved ones are still with us?
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Read article and watch video. I recently read that Frostie has died. Poor thing. His short life was good toward the end.
Words of wisdom from Gary A. Scott (http://www.garyascott.com/): Many readers cannot abide exercise for the sake of exercise itself. This becomes really boring to them. They have to find ways to exercise that have a context beyond reinforcing limberness, stamina and good health. They need a motivation and a reason to perform the exercise. I
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