For years, coffee has been America’s favorite hot beverage, providing bio-fuel for millions of morning commuters. In fact, the average person in the US drank 416 cups of it during 2009, despite frequent warnings from doctors and nutritionists over its caffeine content. Recent studies have shown, however, that coffee is much better for your health [...]
From college classes to board meetings, you may need to give public presentations dozens of times or more throughout your career. Even if you’re a world-class expert on your topic, you won’t be able to “wing it” – crafting an informative and interesting presentation, and knowing how to present it, takes hard work and careful [...]
Strange Medicine: Try Them if You Dare! Mankind will go to incredible lengths for the sake of good health. From acupuncture to aromatherapy, we’ve tried nearly everything to rid us of our everyday aches and pains – and sometimes, we turn to other members of the animal kingdom for help. Scientists and therapists have developed [...]
Do you remember a few years back, when most people cared at least a little about their health? Fast food chains tried to keep up, adding healthier menu items and substituting fries with salads and apple slices. The gimmick worked – for awhile. But with the recent public paranoia over both the nutritional content and [...]
Learn Why You Should Skip Bottled Water and Drink from the Tap Instead Drinking water, which was once viewed as simply a human necessity, has transformed into a very profitable commodity. With a cute advertisement and a colorful label, bottled water companies convince shoppers to purchase something that, in a developed country, can easily be [...]
Learning a second language can be one of the most interesting and rewarding experiences of your life. In addition to improving your vocabulary and verbal skills, it can give you the opportunity to explore different cultures and make friends from across the globe. Likewise, bilingual applicants are often preferred for jobs in law, health care, [...]
What’s young, angry, and overweight, with low self-esteem and a million experience points? If the media is to be believed, the answer is “gamers.” News reports characterize video games as a youth phenomenon with no redeeming qualities – a distraction from school, work, and regular exercise that promotes violent and antisocial behavior. Certainly, gaming critics [...]
People are Reading Less than Ever. Learn Why that Needs to Change. Experts agree: Americans are reading less often and for less time than in previous years. Books are being shelved in greater numbers as people look for different diversions – such as literature’s noisier and costlier counterpart, TV. Surveys show that youth between the [...]
Girls are Outperforming Boys in the American Education System – Learn How to Get Boys Interested in Learning Again Former Harvard president Lawrence Summers once remarked that the lack of female scientists and engineers was due to “different availability of aptitude” rather than employer discrimination. His words carry greater irony with each passing year: women [...]
Back in grade school, making new friends seemed so easy. All you needed was a few shared hobbies (Pokemon cards) and values (6th period English sucks), and an unbreakable bond would be forged… that is, until your buddy refuses to trade you for your favorite card. Friendship is no less important later in life; all [...]
