SelfSelf development, therapy, personal evolution, etc. Cost of obesity approaching $300 billion a yearBy Robert Preidt, USA Today, Jan. 12, 2011
Study: If aliens exist, they probably want to destroy usBy Mike Wall, The Christian Science Monitor, January 10, 2011 When considering the prospect of alien life, humankind should prepare for the worst, according to a new study: Either we're alone, or any aliens out there are acquisitive and resource-hungry, just like us. These two unpalatable options are pretty much the only possibilities, according to the new study. That's because evolution is predictable, and alien biospheres should thus produce intelligent creatures much like us, with technological prowess and an ever-increasing need for resources.
Longevity is a financial time-bombBy Natasha Singer, NY Times News Service, Oct 18, 2010 People age 65 and over are about to outnumber children younger than the age of five for the first time in human history. Are our bureaucracies up to the challenge?First the good news: We’re living longer, healthier lives than ever before. We’re already so used to the idea of greater longevity, in fact, that it may seem ho-hum to learn that boys and girls born in 2008 in the US have life expectancies of 75 and 81, respectively.
Japan's Economic Stagnation Is Creating a Nation of Lost YouthsBy CHARLES HUGH SMITH, DailyFinance, 08/06/10 What happens to a generation of young people when:
Steve Connor: We need a global debate on population14 June 2010, The Independent A growing number of scientists are going where politicians fear to tread by calling for a wider public debate on the sensitive issue of the global human population, which is set to rise from the present 6.8 billion to perhaps 9 billion by 2050.
From profits to ethics: pope calls for a new political and financial world orderBy John Hooper, Guardian, 7/7/2009
America galloping toward its greatest crisis in the 21st centuryBy Frosty Wooldridge, Examiner, May 22, 2009 The United States gallops headlong into its greatest crisis early in the 21st century. At current growth rates, America expects to add 100 million people by 2035—a mere 26 years from now. Ironically, you hear nothing about it! Not one word from the main stream media! No alarm bells sounded by political leaders!
One flu over the cuckoo's nest, or: Whatever happened to context and analysis in the news?By M. Davis, www.opednews.com, 5/3/09 While many in the media can't tell the difference between pandemic, epidemic and catastrophe, the nation continues to reel under the onslaught of media disaster-masters. To hear them tell it, we are at the foothills of a biological Second Coming, ushered in by legions of pig flu viruses on the march. Who needs details or clarification when a mountain of hysterical rumor, inuendo and disinformation will do? For instance, let's get down to basics and see if we can understand some major differences between: pandemic, epidemic and endemic.
I'm the chimpion! Ape trounces the best of the human world in memory competitionby FIONA MACRAE, Jan. 26, 2008 When scientists found out that chimps had better memories than students, there were unkind comments about the calibre of the human competition they faced. But now an ape has gone one better, trouncing British memory champion Ben Pridmore. Ayumu, a seven-year-old male brought up in captivity in Japan, did three times as well as Mr Pridmore at a computer game which involved remembering the position of numbers on a screen. And that's no mean feat - the 30-year-old accountant from Derby is capable of memorising the order of a shuffled pack of cards in under 30 seconds.
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