Monday, October 17, 2011

How it works

How it works


'How To Make it In America': Money, power...private school?

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Things are about to get all sorts of fun, crazy and weird for our cast, as last night's whopping 29-minute episode set the stage for tons of forthcoming drama. Our boy Cam still has his sights set on getting a new place, and hopes that Domingo will let him in on his marijuana dealing so [...]

It's a woman's world: How Dutch masters revered their female subjects

Posted: 16 Oct 2011 04:21 PM PDT

No exhibition of Johannes Vermeer's paintings can be anything but a joy. The Fitzwilliam in Cambridge, however, has gone one better with a show not just of several of his greatest works but shown them among similar works by his contemporaries in a way that makes you look at them with an entirely fresh light.

How The Brain Works (Or Doesn't)

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:54 AM PDT

"What's the right way to think about the brain? Like a piece of software stuck in permanent beta, it has its share of bugs, but its plasticity allows for frequent updates. And it somehow enables cognitive feats so remarkable they often go unnoticed.

GOP showcasing rising Hispanic stars as it works to lure Latino voters

Posted: 16 Oct 2011 02:29 PM PDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio are popular, relative political newcomers in presidential battleground states. The rising GOP stars are also Hispanics, something the Republican Party makes no secret of hoping to capitalize on in the upcoming national elections. Read full article >>

This Is Your Brain On Business: Neuroscience Creates Opportunities For Innovation

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 08:21 AM PDT

The human brain is the engine that drives our species' triumphs, problems, and possibilities. Yet one knows how it works, and neuroscientists are only just beginning to learn how to manipulate it to our benefit. How much business potential — in medicine, education, entertainment, and a dozen other industries — is locked up inside this black box?

BUSINESS: What to know about unemployment benefits

Posted: 17 Oct 2011 01:26 AM PDT

One thing Iâm very sure of is just how little people know about how unemployment insurance works. They simply look at it as something that is deducted from their paycheck and little else. It represents an income stream and requires them to call in for benefits every two weeks and keep minimal records on their job search. The main question you get is âWhen do I get my checkâ?

Dablemont column: Outdoorsmanism, and how to teach it

Posted: 16 Oct 2011 05:50 AM PDT

Alex is seven years old, and Ryan is nine. They are my grandsons, and that's about all they have in common that I can see. The older boy has blonde curls, the younger one is a red-head, making me think they might share the genetics of the Scotch-Irish side of my family, from which my mother descends. But they get along fairly well, and none of my mother's family ever did if I remember right.

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