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Anyone notice Alec Baldwin lately? There’s an extra spring in his step. He’s visibly leaner, and his face is slimmed-down, too. He’s smiling. A lot. He seems genuinely … happy. It’s as if the famously moody, unpredictable, emotionally charged actor is a completely different person. Who’s to credit for this remarkable transformation? Baldwin’s new girlfriend, 27-year-old yoga [...]
Which is more truthful: science or art? On its face, this question presents a false choice. Science and art belong to two separate realms. Both express deep truths about existence, but in very different ways. Science uses the symbolic form of mathematical equations to describe the mechanics of reality. Art uses paint, the written word, [...]
Last Thursday I took off from Miami as Hurricane Irene hovered offshore, filling the entire eastern sky with an ominous wall of deep gray. The massive storm that slammed into the Eastern seaboard had at least 65 million people in its projected path through America’s most heavily developed area of population. Most hurricanes shouldn’t be able [...]
You know those enviable people who seem like they never, ever get the flu? Even though they’re exposed to the virus, they just don’t get sick from it. Now, new research reveals that it may not because the virus doesn’t infect these people — rather, their genes keep them from developing symptoms of the flu, and they [...]
There’s no place for lead in the human body, plain and simple. Even the smallest amount of exposure to the element is toxic. Scientists estimate that before the Industrial Revolution, most people had about .01 micrograms of lead for every half cup of blood in their bodies. But we’ve put a lot of lead into [...]
You can easily picture this morning scene in kitchens across Canada: Kids want certain snacks or lunches to take to school. They make pleas for sweets and chips as parents try to fill their backpacks with healthy alternatives. The children start to nag. Transfer this scene from home to the grocery store and the nagging [...]