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Most E-mailed news on 2 October 2009 |
Magazine Preview: Understanding the Anxious Mind
Is the economy making you nervous? Or is it terrorism? Or could it be the way you?re hard-wired?
Swiss Health Care Thrives Without Public Option
Experts on the Swiss system suggest it would deliver much of what Washington is aiming to accomplish.
Personal Health: From Birth, Engage Your Child With Talk
All too often, mothers and nannies are tuned in to their cellphones, BlackBerrys and iPods, not their young children.
Op-Ed Columnist: Where Did ?We? Go?
There is no more ?we? in American politics at a time when ?we? can only manage, let alone fix, our huge problems if there is a collective ?we? at work.
Driven to Distraction: At 60 M.P.H., Office Work Is High Risk
For those who have turned their vehicles into wired offices, constant contact and work efficiency outweighs the risk of a wreck.
Curling Up With Hybrid Books, Videos Included
Publishers are looking to ?vooks,? which intersperse videos in electronic text that can be read ? and viewed ? online.
Fossil Skeleton From Africa Predates Lucy
Scientists said that Ardi, short for Ardipithecus ramidus, was the earliest known skeleton from the human branch of the primate family tree.
A Race in Cardiology
Two major companies are racing to develop the potentially next big thing in heart surgery: a replacement valve that can be implanted through thin tubes known as catheters.
Living Together: A Modern Answer to the Commune
Young urbanites are forming collectives or group homes ? arrangements that are like the communes of yore, except that their groups are tiny and linked to outside interests.
Abroad: In a Spanish Region, a Twilight of the Matadors
Dwindling interest and pressure from animal-rights advocates and Catalan nationalists has crippled bullfighting in Catalonia. Now it may be outlawed.
The School Issue: Preschool: Can the Right Kinds of Play Teach Self-Control?
Can imaginary play teach children to control their impulses ? and be better students?
Op-Ed Columnist: Wonderful Copenhagen
President Obama's trip to Denmark to lobby for Chicago's Olympic bid for the 2016 Games will last only a few hours, yet the opposition wants to complain.
E.P.A. Moves to Curtail Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency plan, long anticipated and highly controversial, would regulate emissions from thousands of power plants.
Op-Ed Columnist: Germany Unbound
A unified Germany is coming into focus, and it's not the land we knew. Germany is through with self-denial; it now feels it has no choice but to pursue its own interests.
Museum Review | Walt Disney Family Museum: Exploring the Man Behind the Animation
The Walt Disney Family Museum is far from being an air-brushed portrait.
Fitness: Baby Runs With a Fast Crowd
Chris Bither, 39, with his children, Evan, 3, and Elinor, 1, in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. He runs with the stroller for two and a half hours at a time.Jogging with a stroller is not as easy as it looks, experts say.
Toyota Recalls 3.8 Million Vehicles
A floor mat on the driver?s side could interfere with the vehicle?s accelerator and cause a crash, Toyota said.
Senator?s Aid After Affair Raises Flags Over Ethics
Experts say Senator John Ensign may have violated ethics laws by helping an aide get work after having an affair with his wife.
Alternative Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water
Many plans to meet the nation?s demand for power with renewable energy could consume billions of gallons of water every year.
Former Speedskating Champion Heiden Is Staying Close to the Ice
Eric Heiden, who won five gold medals in the 1980 Olympics and is now an orthopedic surgeon, is proud of his achievements, but remains uncomfortable with celebrity.
Practical Traveler: For Americans, Plastic Buys Less
U.S. credit cards lack a special chip, now commonly used in many foreign countries, causing them to be rejected by some merchants and kiosks.
Plan Outlines Removal of Four Dams on Klamath River
A draft plan to remove four aging dams along the Klamath River in Oregon and California was released Wednesday, a step toward ending a protracted dispute.
Op-Ed Columnist: On Safire
William Safire was anything but a nattering nabob of negativity. He had none of the vile and vitriol of today?s howling pack of conservative pundits.
After 39 Years, Soldiers Honored for Vietnam Rescue Mission
A reunion of soldiers had a special meaning this year after their unit unveiled a presidential citation for a rescue mission in Vietnam in March 1970.
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