Vol. 137 No. 2767, April 2009
Index
- Federal government cannot stop spending.
- Is enjoyment or satisfaction the goal?
- New and "safer" forms still present risks.
- Consumers often are told that if they break an item, they must buy it, but a study from Ohio State University, Columbus, suggests that if they merely touch an item for more than a few seconds, they probably will end up buying it anyway.
- Half of all Americans expect another country to emerge this century as the world's leader in addressing technological challenges that range from the economy to global warming, according a survey of U.S. public opinion released by Duke University, Durham, N.C.
- If you think protecting young teenagers on the Internet is important, then be sure they feel the same way, indicate researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park.
- In relationships built on trust, a bad first impression can be harder to overcome than a betrayal that occurs alter ties are established, suggests a study from the Fisher College of Business, Columbus, Ohio.
- It has been 45 years since Pres. John F. Kennedy was assassinated, yet "historians have pretty much ignored the assassination as a historical event, and they need to weigh in against the excesses of conspiracy theory as false history," urges Michael G. Smith, associate professor of history at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
- Over 76,000,000 baby boomers--more than one-quarter of the U.S. population--are entering their 50s and 60s, but retirement in the traditional sense of the word apparently is not for them.
- Technology changes everything.
- The next time you are looking for a job, make sure you talk with your neighbors, as a study from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, has found that neighbors on the same block successfully refer jobs to one another.
- There is little safety in numbers.
- We all know that one dollar is equal to 100 cents, but a study published in Psychological Science suggests that, in some situations, individuals may behave as if 100 cents actually has more value.
- Why women lie even to themselves.
- Each month, 45,000 die in Congo.
- Masterworks in drawing: Raphael to Renoir.
- Can Obama measure up to Lincoln?
- Cuba's lessons in economic hardship.
- Lincoln also prevented slavery in Latin America.
- Obama's stimulus promotes inflation.
- Pride and passion.
- Will administration spending be transparent?
- Filling potholes on road to repair.
- Stimulus plan includes "virtual fence".
- Administration funds construction boom.
- Lack of oversight could doom projects.
- CFOs fear U.S. in for long haul.
- Signs: wordplay in photography.
- Most believe bill will not help them.
- Obama should have followed Reagan plan.
- There really are ways to save.
- Credit scoring rules changing.
- The troubling return of Keynesianism.