Can a Sense of Purpose Slow Alzheimer's?
New evidence suggests a sense of meaning in life can mitigate symptoms of the degenerative disease, even when the illness's harmful plaque has already accumulated in the brain.… More »
Lane Wallace is an author, pilot and entrepreneur who has written several books for NASA. She won a 2006 Telly Award for her work on the documentary, Breaking the Chain. More
New evidence suggests a sense of meaning in life can mitigate symptoms of the degenerative disease, even when the illness's harmful plaque has already accumulated in the brain.… More »
That the ship was downed by the alignment of celestial bodies is an alluring theory, but it's not, alas, a plausible one.… More »
As much as we play up the value of science, it's the risky human side of the space program that draws attention and funding to the space program.… More »
Simplifications and flashy effects aside, the extraordinary story of the Tuskegee Airmen gets its due.… More »
In the wake of a horrific crash, should air racing be allowed to continue?… More »
We are biased to believe in the innocence of those we admire -- even when they have blood on their hands… More »
The Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies are out of the playoffs. Was Billy Beane right about small market teams?… More »
The man who inspired the world with his technology anonymously inspired one writer with the simple beauty of his home… More »
Dwelling on our own suffering makes us blind to the pain of others… More »
Toward the end of his life, MLK's focus began to shift from ensuring racial equality to bridging the economic divide between the rich and poor… More »
From the moment the barbed wire first went up, the barrier was a monument to failure for the Soviet vision of a just society… More »
Members of Congress could lean a lot about the problem with rigid thinking, as outlined by former jihadists at a London conference… More »
Private industry has little reason to invest in endeavors where the result is not returns, but greater scientific knowledge or understanding… More »
Despite the economy, 2011 graduates shouldn't abandon enthusiasm. Their deep, serious desires might be what saves them.… More »
JFK challenged Americans to take to the skies half a century ago—but as human space flight embraced rockets rather than reusable spacecraft, what did we lose?… More »
Why do these kinds of scandals so rarely happen with female politicians?… More »
Coffee is officially off the vice list as new studies show health benefits for ailments ranging from cancer to Parkinson's… More »
New science suggests it might be possible to free ourselves of mental burdens—but would doing so destroy who we are?… More »
A study finds that the sexes interpret the world differently, with men more likely to judge it in black-and-white terms… More »
In the early hours on this morning both 150 and 50 years ago, the opening volleys of two different wars were launched -- America's Civil War and manned spaceflight… More »
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