Your money or your life.

While traditional economists might deride the performance of the Japanese economy as it reports sluggishness, at the same time Japan reports a record high in the number of centenarians. Its another example of the trade-off between money and life.  And as has been proven more money doesn’t make you happier.  If you haven’t done so …
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Home, green home

It seems that the wave of sustainable initiatives is growing. As we accelerate our eco-village development, it appears to dove tail with a growing demand for green homes. In the latest Technology Quarterly by The Economist the subject is covered in Home, green home and Another green revolution. This article highlights the trend to new …
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A good reason to avoid men that won’t commit – they’re genetically flawed

Research just published shows that men with a certain version of a gene find it difficult to commit to relationships and to manage relationships. While this behaviour is fine in general, it is not positive  for relationships, whether personal or professional.  It is useful to know that the symptom of that dysfunctional gene is superficially …
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The king has taken off his clothes in the UK

The UK administration has made a politically dangerous and unusual admission: the economy is in a bad situation. Making analogy with the children’s story of The King’s New Clothes, this is equivalent to a courtier saying that those fancy new clothes that we’ve all been admiring aren’t really there. The language of the UK Chancellor …
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The population of Europe (the EU) joins the world’s poor.

The World Bank has revised its estimate of people in poverty – those living under $ 1.25 a day.  It now estimates that there are 1.4 billion (1,400,000,000) people living in poverty up from its 2004 estimate of 985 million.  That’s an increase of over 400 million – a number not far from the population …
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Numeracy is built in to the brain.

A study appearing in the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences demonstrates that numberacy is built in to the brain, in a similar way that we have the ability to recognise colour. This finding should encourage those afraid of numbers that there is no need to fear them and embracing them will simply …
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“If it was an animal you wouldn’t let it go on”

With growing understanding of the science of mind and body, people are increasingly wanting to determine the nature of their own demise, particularly in the case of debilitating injury or illness. Although we are increasingly coming to terms with recreation of ourselves, through plastic surgery, transplants and genetic engineering, it remains illegal to opt for …
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GM safety scandal 10th anniversary – the scandal continues

Here is copied a letter from Dr Arpad Pusztai to GM Watch on the 10th Anniversary of the GM Safety Scandal.  GM contamination of nature and our food continues to be covered up by irresponsible people. Dear Claire and Jonathan, I thought that I should write to you on the 10th anniversary of my 150 …
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