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Most E-mailed news on 11 July 2009 |
IPhone Apps to Organize Your Life
Among thousands of add-on smartphone apps, only a few prove truly useful when it comes to organization.
Efforts at Regulation Have Yoga Teachers Bent Out of Shape
A registry compiled to set standards for yoga teachers is being used by some states to license instructor training.
Dieting Monkeys Offer Hope for Living Longer
A study of monkeys suggests that people could in principle extend their life span by following a calorie-restricted diet.
36 Hours: 36 Hours in Aix-en-Provence
This sun-drenched town is a portrait of laid-back leisure. Museumgoers and market shoppers amble through charming streets and locals relax in celebrated spas.
Digital Eyes Will Chart Baseball?s Unseen Skills
Defense and base running, long the realm of arguments with no definitive answer, may soon become quantifiable.
Months to Live: Sisters Face Death With Dignity and Reverence
For end-of-life care, a group of convent sisters rely on social networks rather than aggressive medical care.
Op-Ed Guest Columnist: Rebranding Africa
On his visit to Ghana, President Obama has the chance to lead nations in building on the successes of recent efforts within Africa and to learn from the failures.
Op-Ed Columnist: The Stimulus Trap
The very weakness of the economy undermines the Obama administration?s ability to respond effectively.
Op-Ed Columnist: Whip Inflation Now
The health care bills now winding their way through Congress would do little to change the fundamental incentives that drive health care?s inexorably rising costs.
A Muscle Car to the Rescue
G.M.?s new Camaro, a throwback to another era, is creating a buzz in otherwise quiet showrooms.
Watching Whales Watching Us
In a Baja lagoon, something is going on between whales and marine biologists. Is it interspecies communication?
Op-Ed Columnist: Roger Federer Unbuttoned
Is this tennis God part of a Matrix-like artificial reality or is he flesh and blood?
Dance Floors for People With Day Jobs
An array of early parties, some outdoors, have become a destination for electronica fans.
Surfing a River When the Wave Doesn?t Move
In Montreal, locals and visitors alike slip into wet suits, wax up their boards and catch an unlikely wave 500 miles from the nearest ocean beach.
In Scotland, Golf on the Honor System
At Strathtay Golf Club, about 70 miles north of Edinburgh, golfers still put their green fees in envelopes and drop them through a slot in the clubhouse wall with no attendant in sight.
By Degrees: Buses May Aid Climate Battle in Poor Cities
Low-emission buses could greatly reduce heat-trapping gases produced in the developing world?s booming cities.
Patient Money: Sleeping With the Enemy (Bed Bugs)
Looking at what consumers can do to avoid being bitten twice ? first by the vermin and then by a venal exterminator.
Op-Ed Contributor: Send in the Clown
Satire is Al Franken?s comparative advantage in his new job. He should exploit this blessing, not deny it.
Survey Shows Gap Between Scientists and the Public
On the whole, scientists believe American research leads the world, but only 17 percent of the public agree, a new survey has found.
Kurds Defy Baghdad, Laying Claim to Land and Oil
With little notice, Kurdistan is moving forward on a new constitution, alarming some Iraqis and Americans.
Op-Ed Columnist: Sarah?s Secret Diary
The governor of Alaska has resigned, and how sad it is that the unpatriotic, godless media that is picking away at her will never understand it?s about country.
To Get to Sotomayor?s Core, Start in New York
Judge Sonia Sotomayor leaving her Greenwich Village apartment building in May.A daughter of the Bronx, Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been shaped by the city, and she revels in its frantic spin.
Corner Office: Charisma? To Her, It?s Overrated
Wendy Kopp, who started Teach for America, believes that teachers must have perseverance as well as the ability to influence and motivate others in a sophisticated way.
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