Phys EdGretchen Reynolds on the science of fitness.This isn’t meant as an insult, but you are physiologically lazy. So am I. So are we all. Using treadmill testing, scientists have definitively established that, like other animals, humans naturally aim to use as little energy as possible during most movement. So when we walk or run, our bodies tend to choose a particular cadence, a combination of...
Congress' horse-and-buggy computer laws
Label: Business As martyrs go, Aaron Swartz was an extraordinary example of the breed. A computer programming genius, he had helped develop the social networking site Reddit and became known as a leading advocate for easy and free information sharing on the Web.When Swartz committed suicide in January, while awaiting trial on federal computer hacking charges that...
Feb
04
Tour bus had poor safety record before fatal crash
Label: World Federal inspectors over the last year found faulty axles and brakes and other safety violations on the tour bus that careened...
NJ Gov. Christie, Letterman laugh about fat jokes
Label: LifestyleTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and David Letterman have shared some laughs about the many fat jokes the comedian has made about the lawmaker's ample girth.Christie has termed his plumpness "fair game" for comedians. And during his first appearance on "Late Show with David Letterman" on Monday, the outspoken Republican and potential 2016 presidential contender read two of Letterman's...
Well: Expressing the Inexpressible
Label: HealthWhen Kyle Potvin learned she had breast cancer at the age of 41, she tracked the details of her illness and treatment in a journal. But when it came to grappling with issues of mortality, fear and hope, she found that her best outlet was poetry.How I feared chemo, afraidIt would change me.It did.Something dissolved inside me.Tears began a slow drip;I cried at the news storyOf a lost boy found in the...
Justice Department sues S&P over mortgage bond ratings
Label: Business The federal government is embarking on one of its most ambitious efforts to assign blame for the financial crisis, going after...
Feb
03
'American Sniper' Chris Kyle shot dead in a post-combat world
Label: World Military sniper Chris Kyle had survived the dust-worn places where he had to worry about enemy fire — or even friendly fire...
Beyonce electrifies at Super Bowl halftime show
Label: LifestyleIf naysayers still doubted Beyonce's singing talents — even after her national anthem performance this week at a press conference — the singer proved she is an exceptional performer at the Super Bowl halftime show.Beyonce opened and closed her set belting songs, and in between she danced hard and heavy — and better than most contemporary pop stars.She set a serious tone as she emerged onstage in all...
Medicines Co. Licenses Rights to Cholesterol Drug
Label: Health The drug, known as ALN-PCS, inhibits a protein in the body known as PCSK9. Such drugs might one day be used to treat millions of people who do not achieve sufficient cholesterol-lowering from commonly used statins, such as Lipitor. The Medicines Company will pay $25 million initially and as much as $180 million later if certain development and sales goals are met, under the deal expected to...
U.S.-Mexico trade war over tomatoes appears to have been averted
Label: Business American and Mexican tomato growers appear to have avoided a trade war — the U.S. Commerce Department has released a draft of...
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