Physicists Seek To Lose The Lecture As Teaching Tool
The lecture is one of the oldest forms of education there is. “Before printing someone would read the books to …
An Amazing Trickeration?: Banished Words For 2012
On New Year’s day in 1977, Lake Superior State University in Michigan released its first “List of Words Banished from …
Left-Handedness: No Longer Suspect; Still A Mystery
There’s a handful of people — roughly 10 percent of the global population — that has something in common. Many …
New Year? How About A New Calendar?
Four-hundred and thirty years ago, Pope Gregory XIII gave the West a calendar which divided 365 days into what was …
Artisanal And Authentic, The Flavors Of The New Year
Come 2012, there’s a new food vocabulary: authentic, craft, small batch, artisanal, rustic and, of course, local. It’s the opposite …
In Brazil, Economic Opportunity Beckons Westerners
The beaches of Brazil lure in foreigners, but fortune-hunters are more interested in the opportunities offered by the rapidly developing …
Romney Meets Friendly Crowd In Ice Cream Capital
A little over three hours outside Des Moines, Iowa, in the northwest corner of the state, is the city of …
Haitians Mark The New Year With A Belly Full Of Soup
Nine years ago, on New Year’s Day, David Gunther faced a mini-epidemic. He’s a family doctor, and at his old …
For Some Tribes, New Year’s Foods Provide A Sacred Link To The Past
Around the world last night, revelers marked the start of the new year. But in the Northwest corner of the …
2012: A Better Year, Unless Europe’s Debt Blows It Up
Last New Year’s Day, most economic forecasters were predicting a good year ahead. But 2011 turned out to be another …
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