Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Belated justice for Alan Turing

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Alan Turing, the great British mathematician who cracked Nazi codes, set the stage for our digital age and later killed himself after the go...
Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Will the Rocky Mountain high be spreading?

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Recently reports proliferated that in the House of Representatives, during the government shutdown, while meeting late into the night, the...
Monday, December 30, 2013

A Novel way to end the year

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Being pulled into the world of a gripping novel can trigger actual, measurable changes in the brain that linger for at least five days aft...
Saturday, December 28, 2013

Are statins doing more harm than good?

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Recently you’ve probably heard that the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association are seeking to expand the use of s...
Friday, December 27, 2013

It is more dangerous than ever to be a war corespondent. That never bothered Marie Colvin

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We often hear career counselors and teachers talking to young people about following their passion. Obviously good advice. But for some, th...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Are the Holidays the ultimate social network?

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Why is it that the pain of rejection in High School often stays with us for life? Not being asked to the prom, not making the team, or that...
Monday, December 23, 2013

What the very tough taskmaster can still teach us

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Today it seems that every piece of evidence supports kinder and gentler parenting, a more cooperative workplace and a stress free education ...
Sunday, December 22, 2013

Can anyone be a Superhero?

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Almost every week, movie and TV screens are filled with new or repackaged superheroes. Audiences flock to see them. What’s the appeal? Wh...
Friday, December 20, 2013

Unemployment - is it personal or systemic?

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The unemployment rate still sits at a around 7%. Million of Americans, blue and white collar workers, have experienced long term unemployme...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Mitch Albom's "The First Phone Call from Heaven"

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Each day life gets more complex. There are more pressures on our time, we are pulled in more and more directions. To ground us, we look fo...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Peter Max

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There is an old saying about popular culture, that if it’s popular, it can be good. This philosophy has at various times permeated music, fi...
Monday, December 16, 2013

North Korea has long been an outlaw nation

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With the execution of an uncle of Kim Jong Un, we saw another example of the brutality of the North Korean regime. Perhaps more than any ot...
Friday, December 13, 2013

American Healthcare: Spending more is getting us less

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It’s amazing sometimes how simple ideas get lost in the big picture. Back in 1923, President Warren Harding proposed a federal department...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel

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Even looking at the broad sweep and scope of history and change in the 20th century, it’s arguable that the dynamics of Israel, its relatio...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Why low income equals low trust

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Back in 1996 welfare as we knew it was forever changed by President Clinton. But while public policy can address issues like food stamps, c...
Monday, December 9, 2013

To Sell is Human

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Perhaps it's our popular culture, but the business of selling has gotten a terrible reputation. Whether it’s Willy Loman trying to be “...