Your diet largely determines your feelings and behavior. The gut’s ecosystem of bacteria is often called the “second brain” because it’s so intricately connected to mental activity and health. In fact, the vast neural network in our guts communicates mainly with these bacteria. This communication in turn influences the brain through multiple mechanisms. What we […]
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The voices write the words that spread across the page. They say what they want, when they want. I mostly just edit. Sometimes, the voices chatter like monkeys. Every so often, they whisper intimate lies. At times, they explain mystery through symbol. I never know what to expect. The written words urge me to rethink
America needs to maximize its political and economic capital by respecting the will of the people. Following are ten reasons why the electoral process should be overhauled as quickly as possible. Money wins elections, not the will of the people. More than $4 billion was spent on the 2014 midterm congressional elections. 94% of the
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Be honest. Plan for your children’s future. Apologize to those you failed. Respect education. Focus on genuine service. Never assume that others owe you something. Community isn’t an abstraction. Nothing lasts forever.
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The other day, a 17-year-old told me she didn’t think there was life beyond Earth. I mentioned the recent discovery by NASA scientists of seven potentially habitable exoplanets in a solar system just 39 light years away and suggested that astronomers will find a second Earth very soon. I also pointed out that scientists have
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Children give their parents hope, joy, and purpose. They display unexpected and sometimes miraculous behavior that can charm even the hardest of hearts. They’re often transparent in the truest sense of the word. Perhaps best of all, they demonstrate powerful imaginative energy that most adults have long forgotten. Still, there are plenty of reasons to
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