What 6 songs best define your life? A new online project wants to know.
What 5 songs would you recommend to a profoundly deaf person whose hearing aids allow him to hear music for the first time?
Wells Fargo Fires Employee Who Committed 10-Cent Fraud in 1963
Does the hell of a prison system's solitary confinement say anything about the psychological impact of loneliness?
Most divorced people identify the same top five regrets—behaviors they believe contributed to their marriage's demise and that they resolve to change next time. Here they are. You don't have to wait til 'next time' to do something with these.
A massive study has found a significant decline in the use of "virtue words" denoting the general moral worth of a person--words like "character, conscience, decency, dignity, ethics, morality, rectitude, righteousness, uprightness, patience, honor, kindness, sincerity, courage, generosity, mercy, wisdom, humility." Why does that matter? The authors say, "Fewer virtue words in books means that the concepts those words stand for are less a part of the individual and societal consciousness."
Speaking of the loss of words, according to the annual Beloit survey of incoming college freshmen, 'the Biblical sources of terms such as “Forbidden Fruit,” “The writing on the wall,” “Good Samaritan,” and “The Promised Land” are unknown to most of them.' The annual list was originally created to help professors know which cultural touchstones were no longer relevant for communicating with their young charges. Read the rest. This is the first time the Beloit annual list has included the loss of biblical references. What are the implications when emerging adults no longer understand scripture-inspired touchstones?
Competitive bog snorkeling, anyone?
"Persistent pot smoking can lead to a lower IQ, attention problems, and issues retaining memories, according to a new study from Duke University and King’s College London." (story)
"While it may not be surprising that cancer can prompt distress, what is striking is that distress can affect a patient's physical progress." (story)
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