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American Girls Sweep Google’s First Science Fair
A 17-year-old from Fort Worth won the $50,000 grand prize at Google’s science fair last week.Well earned. -
The Road Not Taken
Where were the practical conservatives when the spending cuts were on the table?Just whining. -
Can a Playground Be Too Safe?
Efforts to regulate playground equipment to prevent injuries may stunt emotional development, a new study suggests.Yes. -
Republicans Are Signing Away the Right to Govern
Republican candidates are signing pledges that undermine the basic principle of a democratic government.Demagogues. -
Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated
The most detailed long-term analysis of the factors that influence weight gain shows that conventional wisdom may not be the best approach.Rational. -
Swimming From Cuba to Key West, Without Leaving the Water
Diana Nyad, 61, aims to set a record by swimming across the shark-infested Straits of Florida in 60 hours.A feat but not my feat. -
The Tables Are Turned on Rupert Murdoch
Is this payback for a media empire that took glee in the misery of others?The pot calls the kettle black. -
Texas Study Raises Questions About Impact of School Discipline
A Texas study tracked nearly a million students from seventh grade into high school.It tells us nothing about the students in this report. -
On Nauru, a Sinking Feeling
A cautionary tale about life in Nauru, a place with hard ecological limits.Read and heed. -
TeenNick’s ’90s Nostalgia Fest
Teen Nick will start re-broadcasting some 1990s hits like “Doug,” in response to a groundswell of nostalgia on Facebook from fans who grew up with the shows.Modern kids.
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‘The Exultant Ark’ Book Review - Who Says Animals Don’t Enjoy Themselves?
“The Exultant Ark” is a serious examination of the subject of animal pleasure, with surprising, funny, touching, sad, heartwarming pictures by photographers from all over the world.Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best. -
Make Birth Control Affordable
Health insurers continue to charge fees that make it difficult, and sometimes impossible, for women to prevent unintended pregnancy. That could soon change.It is forty years late. It is time. -
For Runners, Soft Surface Can Be Just as Hard on the Body
An exercise physiologist and other experts said that contrary to popular wisdom, they could find no scientific evidence that a softer surface is beneficial to runners.Get some facts. -
Software Designer Reports Error in Casey Anthony Trial
The prosecution in the Casey Anthony case never corrected the record after receiving the information, the software designer said.They do. Acquital makes it moot. -
Murdochs Say Top Executives Didn’t Know of Phone Hacking
Rupert Murdoch, his son James and Rebekah Brooks appeared Tuesday before a British parliamentary committee investigating the scandal.PULL THE OTHER LEG. -
Radiation-Tainted Beef Spreads Through Japan’s Markets
Contaminated meat, which officials attribute to cattle that ate hay stored outside and exposed to radiation, has made its way to supermarkets and restaurants across Japan in recent weeks.Not good. The panic will not be decorative. -
Senators Push Deficit-Reduction Plan
The group made a new push on Tuesday to win backing for an ambitious deficit-reduction proposal that includes new revenues and deep spending cuts.Window dressing. -
As Weather Becomes Big Story, TV Forecasters Play the Hero
Today’s television weather forecasters, increasingly called meteorologists, are going beyond simply telling people whether to carry an umbrella.I use the national weather service.http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.shtmlhttp://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/west/weus/loop-wv.htmlhttp://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/east/eaus/loop-wv.htmlhttp://www.ssd.noaa.gov/eumet/eatl/loop-wv.html -
Another Top Police Official Resigns in British Scandal
A reinvigorated Labour Party is posing a fresh challenge to the young government of Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain.Parliamentary government is not neat. People want to put this on the back burner. -
Reddit Co-Founder Charged with Data Theft
Aaron Swartz, a 24-year-old programmer and online political activist, was indicted Tuesday in Boston on charges that he stole over four million documents from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and JSTOR, an archive of scientific journ...Civil disobedience?There is almost certainly more to this report.
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