WiredNews: Among people who work with older adults, the concept of “cognitive fitness” has become a buzzword to describe activities that stimulate underutilized areas of the brain and improve memory. Proponents of brain-fitness exercises say such mental conditioning can help prevent or delay memory loss and the onset of other age-related cognitive disorders. The NECC

First, I would have her be beautiful, and walking carefully up on my poetry at the loneliest moment of an afternoon, her hair still damp at the neck from washing it. She should be wearing a raincoat, an old one, dirty from not having money enough for the cleaners. She will take out her glasses,

Nathan emails Gordon – new middle management around the office: “Hi Gordon – I’m Nathan, my title is The Graphics Studio and I also have a pretty nice bike. There, now we know eachother and are great friends. I’m going to need to get a picture of you with our digital camera (don’t worry, it

LiveScience: Men whose masculinity is challenged become more inclined to support war or buy an SUV, a new study finds. Their attitudes against gays change, too. Cornell University researcher Robb Willer used a survey to sample undergraduates. Participants were randomly assigned feedback that indicated their responses were either masculine of feminine. The women had no

So if all we have are bones to look at, how do the experts know dinosaurs weren’t cute and furry? They might have even had pink and purple racing stripes!