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Teenage Brains
Although you know your teenager takes some chances, it can be a shock to hear about them. One fine May morning not long ago my oldest son, 17 at the time, phoned to tell me that he had just spent a couple hours at the state police barracks. Apparently he had been driving "a little fast." What, I asked, was "a little fast"?
December 2009 Allosaurus skeleton made by Robert J. Lang from 16 uncut squares of Wyndstone 'Marble' paper.
The power of origami
“The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.” — Paul Valery (French Poet, Essayist and Critic, 1871-1945)
The Future isn’t What it Used to Be
Has Science Found a Way to End All Wars? | Human Evolut
Fry has also identified 74 “nonwarring cultures” that—while only a fraction of all known societies—nonetheless contradict the depiction of war as universal. His list includes nomadic hunter-gatherers such as the !Kung in Africa and Aborigines in Australia.The Secrets of Stability | Print Article | Newsweek.com
One year ago, the world seemed as if it might be coming apart. The global financial system, which had fueled a great expansion of capitalism and trade across the world, was crumbling. All the certainties of the age of globalization—about the virtues of free markets, trade, and technology—were being called into question. Faith in the American model had collapsed.
The 42nd president of the United States hasn't silently retired. Through the William J. Clinton Foundation, he has focused on world philanthropy and problem solving. Clinton spoke with NEWSWEEK's Jon Meacham.
