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Most E-mailed news on 7 August 2009 |
For Today?s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics
With the explosion of digital data, statisticians can earn $125,000 in their first year after getting a doctorate.
Really?: The Claim: Cold Temperatures Improve Sleep
Does sleeping in a colder room help you sleep?
Modern Love: Those Aren?t Fighting Words, Dear
"I don't love you anymore," my husband said, but I survived the sucker punch.
Op-Ed Contributor: To Fight Cancer, Know the Enemy
Beating cancer now is a realistic ambition for the National Cancer Institute because, at long last, we largely know its true genetic and chemical characteristics.
Op-Ed Columnist: Barack?s Progress Report
At the rough half-year marker for the Obama presidency, things are pretty good. American influence is rising abroad, and at home nobody in the White House appears to be plotting to undermine our civil rights.
An Everywoman as Beauty Queen
Lauren Luke?s homegrown cosmetics tutorials on YouTube have made her an unexpected star.
White House Affirms Deal on Drug Cost
The White House said it stood by a deal to shield drug makers from further costs in the health care overhaul.
On the Fairway, New Lessons in Saving Water
State governments are turning to golf courses, long seen as water guzzlers, for tips on conservation.
Asperger?s Syndrome, on Screen and in Life
Hugh Dancy of ?Adam? during filming in New York. His character has an obsessive interest in astronomy.Three coming movies focus on people living with Asperger?s syndrome.
Medical Papers by Ghostwriters Pushed Therapy
Court documents suggest a broad level of hidden industry influence on medical literature.
U.S. to Reform Policy on Detention for Immigrants
The plan aims to transform the detention system from a patchwork of jail and prison cells, and will review contracts with private companies.
Mirande Journal: French Festival Is a Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Wine ?n? Cheese
An annual country music festival attracts more than 160,000 people to a small town in France for a taste of America and the myths of the Old West.
Budd Schulberg, Screenwriter, Dies at 95
Mr. Schulberg wrote the award-winning screenplay for ?On the Waterfront? and created an archetype of naked ambition in his novel ?What Makes Sammy Run??
Skin Deep: The Secret Is Out: We Can See Your Feet
Are you having sex with your socks on? If so, it may be time to make peace with your feet.
Movie Review | 'Julie & Julia': Two for the Stove
?Julie & Julia? proceeds with such ease and charm that its audacity is easy to miss.
Abroad: A Loincloth to Set Parisians Aflutter
Tarzan is the subject of a summer show in Paris that mixes old comics and film clips with action figures, a stuffed crocodile and the female robot from ?Metropolis.?
Online Scammers Prey on the Jobless
As the unemployment rate skirts double digits, criminals are preying on the anxiety of the jobless to relieve them of cash and their identities.
Vital Signs: Mildly High Cholesterol at Midlife Linked to Alzheimer?s
Even a slight elevation in cholesterol levels in a person?s 40s raised the risk of dementia decades later.
State of the Art: New Entry in E-Books Is a Paper Tiger
Barnes & Noble?s e-book store has a lot of promise, but is saddled with filler, missing some top books and has some awkward details.
Wells Journal: Thousands Mourn Britain?s Oldest Warrior
To the strains of the Last Post, the funeral took place on Thursday of Harry Patch, the last British survivor of the trenches of World War I.
Studies Question Using Cement for Spine Injuries
Research into effectiveness of a procedure in use since the 1990s comes as the Obama administration calls for assessing how health care money is spent.
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