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"The main concern is that we can’t really predict how ecosystems and human society will respond to climate change," say scientists who worry carbon levels could overwhelm natural systems by 2200.
Of the 4.7 million Iraqis displaced by the war, 100,000 have been relocated, one-third of those to the U.S. The Guardian echoes calls to expedite refugee processing and to provide counselling services.
"The new national space policy calls on NASA to target missions beyond low-Earth orbit — such as to an asteroid — by 2025, with the eventual goal of sending astronauts to Mars." The CSM reports.
"It's one thing to lose in court. Chicago has to win the daily struggle on its streets." The Chicago Tribune reacts to the Supreme Court's decision against they city's handgun regulation.
"A wandering mind can protect you from immediate perils and keep you on course toward long-term goals," says The New York Times. Researchers find benefits to being a bit airy.
Half a million people die annually in the United States from substance abuse or addiction, which represents 1 in 5 deaths overall. One-half trillion dollars are lost annually in the […]
In Scott Turow’s Times Book Review cover piece on Adam Ross’s novel, Mr. Peanut, he recalls the time a revered Stanford writing professor cautioned students against writing about marriage, “the […]
Anatoly Karpov, the twelfth world chess champion, is one of the most successful chess players in the history of the game. The Russian grandmaster was the world champion for a […]
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Can we shift away from the notion of a people-based tax in this era of outsourcing and offshoring?
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A soup-to-nuts example of how a municipality can adopt sustainable practices in a way that's ultimately beneficial for the bottom line.
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Organizations need to reconsider all of the waste and energy consumption associated with their business—while still keeping profits in mind.
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A conversation with the CEO of Hara Software.
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It’s essential that several pieces click into place for the country to become the next big superpower, but its future looks bright.
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The Legg Mason investment strategist has four key tips for starting investors.
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What’s going on around you is influencing your daily decisions much more than you realize.
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The best investors tend to be more reserved, more independent, and less attuned to what other people are doing.
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When it comes to investing advice, media pundits tend to amplify both optimism and pessimism.
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Everybody knows that outcomes are a combination of skill and luck, but we tend not to be very good at understanding the relative contributions of the two.
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We like to follow a bullish or bearish trend. But the best investors sell when everyone’s buying, and buy when everyone’s selling.