Harvard professor Martin Feldstein used to tell students in his introductory economics class that economists agree on 99% of the issues in the field. From the nature of monopolies to the basic laws of inflation, Feldstein asserted, economists of all political stripes are in accord on the same principles
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High School Sports Concussions
Too many kids are returning to the playing field too soon after a concussion. How many?
Time’s Person of the Year: You
The “Great Man” theory of history is usually attributed to the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle, who wrote that “the history of the world is but the biography of great men.” He believed that it is the few, the powerful and the famous who shape our collective destiny as a species. That theory took a serious beating this year.
Wide Social Networks Are Key to Good Health, Says Study
A healthy social life may be as good for your long-term health as avoiding cigarettes, according to a massive research review released Tuesday by the journal PLoS Medicine. Researchers at Brigham Young University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill pooled data from 148 studies on health outcomes and social relationships — every research paper on the topic they could find, involving more than 300,000 men and women across the developed world — and found that those with poor social connections had on average 50% higher odds of death in the study’s follow-up period than people with more robust social ties
Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers, Study Finds
Correction Appended: Aug.
Woman Power: The Rise of the Sheconomy
In the hierarchy of activities that people despise, getting a car repaired is in pole position, sort of the auto equivalent of having a tooth pulled, except you bleed money and don’t get a smiley sticker as you leave.
Me 2.0: Branding yourself online
The concept of personal branding has been around for more than a decade, but the Internet and social networking have made it easier than ever to sell brand “you.” “If you have a view that others want to hear, think about where your target audience goes for information and what media they consume, and then get your message to them,” James told CNN.
The anatomy of a Formula One car
Formula One cars are a marvel of modern engineering, so much so, that many manufactuers who compete in the sport do so in order to benefit from the technical innovations race-honed research and development creates.
NASA to launch world’s largest rocket
NASA is set to launch the world’s largest rocket Tuesday, conducting research to help return astronauts to the moon.
‘Paranormal Activity’ No. 1 at box office
See ya, Saw. According to early estimates from Hollywood.com Box Office, the new big kahuna in horror is officially “Paranormal Activity,” which conjured $22 million in its first weekend with a full wide release, clawing its way to the top of the box office after a full month in theaters