Click here to read some of their suggestions.
In Defense of Red Meat
Aaron E. Carroll suggests we avoid blaming a single culprit. Click here to read what he has to say.
Tappan Zee Bridge Makes New Progress
Click here for the article and photos.
Using a Smartphone as a Magnifying Glass
Ever have trouble reading a telephone number or a menu in a darkened room? Click here to read how you can use a smartphone to magnify something, and even light it up.
Ways People Can Learn How to Learn
Click here to read the article by Claire Cain Miller.
Can We Feel Happiness Again after a Loss?
Click Here to read Liz Rosenberg's thoughtful New York Times feature.
Red Meat Consumption Related to 9 Diseases
More than 536,000 men and women ages 50-71 were studied for 16 years. People who ate the most red meat died at higher rates than those who ate the least red meat from cancer, heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, infections, Alzheimer's disease, kidney disease, and liver disease. Click here to read the note by Nicholas Bakalar in the New York Times. The article appeared in the BMJ.
Talk and Palliative Care Can Improve How Patients Live their Final Days
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New Food Label Certifies Safety and Benefits for Organic Farm Workers
The new Food Justice Certification Label will appear on some organic meats, fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains. Click here to learn what it means.
Be Mindful at the Doctor's Office
Click here for good suggestions to reduce the anxiety that often comes with a visit to the doctor.
Chihuly at the New York Botanical Garden
Glorious spring weather and flowers plus spectacular Chihuly glass sculptures make the Garden a delicious experience. Click on the photos below to advance the slideshow.
A Few More Spring Photos
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"Irving Penn: Centennial" Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum
This wonderful exhibit includes selected still life photos, fabulous fashion pictures, portraits of famous people, tradespersons, nudes, people of Cuzco, Peru, Papua, New Guinea, Dahomey, and Morocco; and several flower pictures. The exhibit runs until July 30, 2017. For some examples, click on the photos below.
New Spring Photos from Anne White
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The Social Importance of Early Child Care
Click here for an interesting article with good links to more research on this issue.
Does Telecommuting Contain Potentially Positive Economic News?
Click here to read the interesting piece by Yonatan Zunger about how improving technologies may make telecommuting possible for many more workers than Software Engineers (SWE) alone. He sees some possible advantages for communities.
Interesting Theory about How We Can Learn Better
It is based on the MIT Media Lab's 4Ps of Learning:
PROJECTS: learn by doing
PEERS: learn from others and by teaching others
PASSION: do things you are interested in
PLAY: make it fun and make time to play
Click here to read the piece. There's also a link to a free podcast in the article.
How Does Someone Decide What Work to Do?
Richard N. Bolles wrote a best-selling book to help people figure this out called What Color is Your Parachute? It first appeared in 1970, grew and developed in multiple editions (one pictured above), selling more than 10,000,000 copies since its first publication. He died recently at the age of 90. Click here for his obituary from the New York Times.
How Uber Manages an Independent Work Force
New methods are being tried by the Uber taxi company. Click here for the article from the New York Times.
Nursing Home Patients' Rights Affirmed by New Federal Rules
Click here for the article by Paula Span.