ANIMALS - Neuroscientists show that monkeys can decide to call out or keep silent
"Should I say something or not?" Human beings are not alone in pondering this dilemma -- animals also face decisions when they communicate by voice. Neurobiologists have now demonstrated that nerve cells in the brain signal the targeted initiation of calls -- forming the basis of voluntary vocal expression .. ... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130906102147.ht
BOOKS - Book Excerpt: The Human Being
Walter Wink on Jesus teaching the disciples to find the power within themselves .. ... http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id
BOOKS - Book Excerpt: The Zen Teachings of Jesus
A Zen-influenced slant on Jesus' advocacy of the spiritual practice of shadowhttp://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id
EARTH - The biggest volcano on earth is under the ocean
The biggest single volcano on Earth is in the Pacific Ocean, roughly halfway between Hawaii and Japan. Dubbed 'Tamu Massif,' the humongous volcano erupted almost 150 million years ago.A volcano submerged under the Pacific Ocean might be the biggest volcano on Earth – depending how you measure it.“Our final calculations have determined it is about 120,000 square miles in area, or about the size of the state of New Mexico, making it by far the larg ... http://www.salon.com/2013/09/06/the_biggest_volcano_on_earth
ECONOMICS - Buddhist Economics and A GMO rethink
Wisdom demands a new orientation of science and technology towards the organic, the gentle, the non-violent, the elegant and beautiful.E. F. Schumacher, Small Is Beautiful, 1973 [More]-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.co .. ... http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/food-matters/2013/09/06/
EDUCATION - College students don’t want to be funded by fossil fuels
At over 300 colleges in the past year, reports The New York Times Dealbook, students have initiated campaigns to divest from companies involved in the fossil fuel business. Their schools' endowments, they argue, shouldn't profit from practices that are contributing to global warming.A few small schools, like Unity College in Maine, have already done as much. Harvard, in response to student pressure, hired a vice president of sustainable investing ... http://www.salon.com/2013/09/06/college_students_dont_want_t
EDUCATION - The Parent's Guide to College Kids Circa 2014
It's not your grandparent's college anymore. Technology, like it does to everything else, has changed the sorts of decisions that parents need to make when they're sending their kids off to school. Here are some general tips on how to stay (and not stay) in touch with your kids using technology. BECAUSE IT'S THEREJust because you can, doesn't mean you should be in constant contact. We've heard deans at colleges complain that the kids are actually ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-raskin/the-parents-guide
ENVIRONMENT - Hunter's Campfire Sparked California Blaze that Scorched Yosemite
By Laila KearneySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A monster blaze that has blackened an area larger than Dallas in the rugged northern California forests in and around Yosemite National Park started from an...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.co .. ... http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=hunters-cam
FASHION - At a night of high-tech fashion, a designer reveals a 3D printable dress
Visit the Thingiverse today and you’ll find a new addition: a freely available, high-fashion dress ready to be 3D printed.Designer Francis Bitonti created the dress with the help of students in a fashion workshop at the Pratt Institute in New York City. It took around 400 hours spread across two printers to print the dress. It’s made with MakerBot’s new flexible filament, which will be available soon to use to print 3D objects.Bitonti revealed th ...
HOMES - 43 Best Websites For Furniture, Home Goods And Decor That Will Make Decorating A Snap
While we are always advocates for checking out big purchases in person (there's nothing worse than ordering a sofa online, and when it arrives it's as stiff as a board), shopping the internet for home decor is an easy alternative to hitting up crowded stores. And with so many amazing sources for stylish and affordable goods at your finger tips, it's almost scary how fast you could decorate your entire home. Not sure where to start? We've put toge ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/best-websites-furni
PEOPLE - Extreme parenting: 'Eagle Dad' trains son, 5, to be world's youngest pilot
For most 5-year-olds, September brings the first day of kindergarten — not the first time they've glided into record books .. ... http://www.today.com/moms/extreme-parenting-father-encourage
SCIENCE - Inventor Kavita Shukla explains how Freshpaper works (Video)
How does a simple piece of paper keep food fresher longer .. ...
SCIENCE - Physicists find enhanced fluctuations in nanomagnets
NYU physicists have discovered that nanomagnets—a billionth of a meter in size—with a preferred up or down magnetization are sensitive to heating or cooling, more than expected .. ... http://phys.org/news/2013-09-physicists-fluctuations-nanomag
URBAN - Boston Harbor's historic lighthouse sells for more than $900,000
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man won the right to buy a historic lighthouse on the outermost island in Boston Harbor for more than $900,000, the most ever paid for such a structure in the United States .. ... http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/06/us-usa-lighthouse-
WORK - Working From Home Is Virtually Perfect [100 Words Into The Future]
Meanwhile, in one of many alternate futures .. ... http://www.forbes.com/sites/netapp/2013/09/06/working-from-h
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