Technical and technological skills will take on greater importance. There will be a growing need for people who can understand and fix systems--from computer systems to product distribution systems to...
Last Updated Tue, 09 Aug 2005 17:48:34 EDT The repairs made to the space shuttle Discovery while it was in orbit are the first step toward other missions in the solar system, a returning astronaut sai...
Everybody loves the swimming pool. But how clean is the water in the average backyard or public pool? If you trust chlorine to take care of germs, you're in for a surprise. Chlorine and other disinfec...
Have you ever considered the possibility that the sun will eventually burn out? Don and Yael discuss that sobering thought on this Moment of Science. [OUTSIDE INSECT SOUNDS] D: Wow, what a beautiful s...
In this Moment of Science Don tells Yael about another weight loss program. At least this one has some scientific validity, but don't count on losing a lot of weight this way. D: One thing you listene...
Tick-tock, tick-tock. Is that your biological clock? And if it is, are you female? Most people think biological clocks are strictly female phenomena, with infertility and the risk of certain diseases...
More and more women have began smoking in the last few decades. One of the reasons is savvy marketing as Don explains to Yael in this Moment of Science. D: Yael, what's that in your hand? Y: Come on,...
Yael: Don, are you eating my tulips? Don: Just having myself a little snack. Y: Of MY tulips? I brought those in here to brighten the place up, not for you to eat!And who eats flowers anyway? D: Have...
In a year the situation of Mr. Ralph Spencer was this: he had won the respect of most of the inhabitants of the place, his shoe-store was prospering, and he and Annabel were to be married in two weeks...
Yes, it was worthwhile investing money in the shoe business, he thought. There wasn’t a shoe-store in the place. The dry-goods and general stores sold them. Business in all lines was fairly good. 他想...