Inflation and "Skimpflation"

Greg Rosalsky discusses a hidden cost in times of fiscal inflation .

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Lactose Intolerance

Andrew Curry writes about digesting milk products while avoiding lactose intolerance .

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Quantum Computing

Domenico Di Mola projects the future of quantum computing .

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MIDI Upgrade

Dan Kopf speculates about how MIDI 2.0 is going to change music.

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Hand Washing,

Joseph Eisenberg validates the use of soap and water for cleansing our skin from viruses.

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Student Loan Forgiveness

Annie Nova encourages those who qualify to seek student loan forgiveness .

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Science Fiction Books

K. W. Colyard offers her list of the most influential science fiction books .

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Soap's History

Judith Ridner writes about the history of soap .

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Proper Praise

Sarah Showfety suggests we should praise people for their accomplishments rather than unchangeable,innate qualities such as their beauty . She provides a list of character qualities and achievements that might be used to praise children.

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Demographics for Victory

Ian Ward explains howthe support of motivated, educated young men and women can cost an election .

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Scientific Evidence and Persuasion

Taylor Dotson suggests that science is limited in its ability to persuade .

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Academic Trends

Laura Ascione reviews trends in students' decisions to pursue higher education .

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Copying as a Survival Skill

Alex Bentley, Mark Earls, and Michael J. O'Brien write about the human tendency to copy what others are doing in uncertain or anxious situations.

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Peril of Positivity

Gareth and Rhodri Leng write about the human tendancy to cite sources or evidence which pictures a positive (or favorable) result.

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Voice Recognition

Mishaal Rahman reports on Google's efforts at speech to text .

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Traits of Human Decisions

Herbert Roitblat writes about cognitive errors humans and default decision patterns to which humans are prone. YouTube has a video of the author discussing his recent book, Algorithms Are Not Enough Creating General Artificial Intelligence.

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Interviewing Skills

Lindsey Ellefson offers tips for conducting an interview where you seek information.

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Kitchen Clutter

Lisa Freedman suggests methods for mastering kitchen clutter .

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The Origin of OK

Arika Okrent writes about the history of the phrase OK .

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This Land Is my Land

Kenneth Partridge provides missing verses from the poem "a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/585577/this-land-your-land-americas-best-known-protest-song" target="_blank">This Land Is Your Land . There are efforts to make the song public domain, as Woody Guthrie sang the words to a pre-existing tune ./p> DD

Charles Hatfield, Rainmaker?

Garry Jenkins wrote about pleuvelist Charles Hatfield in his 2005 book, The Wizard of Sun City. the book was a quick read - I finished reading it in about six hours.

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