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Most E-mailed news on 29 July 2009 |
Brain Power: In Battle, Hunches Prove to Be Valuable
U.S. soldiers are at the center of an effort to understand how it is that some people?s brains can sense danger before others? do.
In Study, Texting Lifts Crash Risk by Large Margin
For truck drivers videotaped for 18 months during a study, texting was found to be the riskiest distraction.
The Minimalist: 101 Simple Salads for the Season
Clockwise, from top left: tuna, egg, green beans (No. 56); carrots, blueberries, sunflower seeds (7); croutons, tomatoes, mozzarella (42); walnuts, blue cheese, raspberries (49); couscous, oranges, honey (95); strawberries, tomatoes, Parmesan (13).These summer salads minimize work at the stove and capitalize on the season, when great fruit and vegetables are plentiful.
Op-Ed Contributor: Why Won?t Obama Talk to Israel?
President Obama?s silence toward Israelis undermines his case for a settlement freeze.
Young Japanese Women Vie for a Once-Scorned Job
Once derided as immodest, hostessing, a job in which young women lavish attention on affluent men, has become a popular and respected profession.
Op-Ed Columnist: The Power of Posterity
Without a next generation, there would be no grand designs or high ambitions. Even words like justice would lose meaning because everything would get reduced to the narrow qualities of the here and now.
Editorial Observer: Walking the Land Where the Drilling Rigs Will Go
The estimates of the energy trapped in the Catskills? Marcellus Shale are staggering. But to get that energy, we will have to give up a good share of the biological integrity of the land that lies above it.
Well: Harry Potter and the Pint of Liquid Courage
Will tipsy wizards send a message to teenagers about how to cope?
Merce Cunningham, Dance Visionary, Dies
The performer was among a handful of 20th-century figures to make dance a major art form. He was 90.
Health Policy Is Carved Out at Table for 6
The health system overhaul largely rests on six senators who have tossed aside core Democratic priorities.
Swine Flu Diary: Caught in a Beijing Dragnet
A mother with her daughter, who was in China at a volleyball camp and was quarantined in Beijing.A daughter is quarantined in China?s ?swine flu dragnet? after falling ill.
Scientist at Work: Tucker Childs: Linguist?s Preservation Kit Has New Digital Tools
Tucker Childs recording a woman named Yema, who is one of about two dozen remaining speakers of the Kim language.Tucker Childs, a field linguist, is using digital technology to study and record one of Africa?s many dying languages.
Anglican Sees ?Two-Track? Church
The archbishop of Canterbury said the church, facing differences over gay clergy and same-sex unions, may have to embrace ?two styles of being Anglican.?
A Quest for Batteries to Alter the Energy Equation
Nick Peterson, a coater machine operator at International Battery in Allentown, Pa. The company is in a global competition to develop small, cost-effective batteries for electric cars, windmills and solar cells.The competition is on to build smaller, more powerful batteries that could help transform the energy economy.
Vital Signs: Aging: Eating Fish May Ward Off Dementia
A diet rich in fish may help ward off dementia, a study in developing countries has found.
Personal Health: A Twisted Ankle Isn?t Just a Simple Sprain
Mistreating a sprained ankle could lead to lasting weakness, an unstable joint and repeated sprains.
Op-Ed Columnist: An Incoherent Truth
On health care, the Blue Dogs aren?t making sense. The conservative Democrats can?t extract major concessions on the shape of health care reform without dooming the whole project.
Say Namaste! Party by Night, Downward Dog by Day
Wanderlust is a new festival that blends indie rock and yoga.
Site Wins Fashion Fans by Letting Them Design
A fashion site is winning fans by allowing users to build collages with photos of clothing, accessories and models.
Op-Ed Contributor: Science Is in the Details
Faith, knowledge and the nomination of Francis Collins to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health.
Bear-Proof Can Is Pop-Top Picnic for a Crafty Thief
A smart bear regularly defeats a complex device, meant to protect campers? food, that even some people can?t open.
Netflix Competitors Learn the Power of Teamwork
A contest with a $1 million prize for improving on Netflix?s movie recommendations ended in a dead heat, but has already produced an impressive legacy.
Recovery Signs in Housing Market Stir Some Hope
After a plunge lasting three years, houses have become cheap enough to lure buyers, stirring hope that the housing market has finally hit the bottom.
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