Live while you are alive
Division of labour, an idea popularised by Adam Smith in the “Wealth of Nations”, has done for us humans when it comes to knowing how to live. Most of us have to be cogs in one large production line, whether we are factory or government workers. It might have made us more “productive” but has …
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Hippity hoppity….have you seen Peter Cottontail? If so, we need your help! The District Department of the Environment, Fisheries and Wildlife Division is monitoring the population of Eastern cottontail rabbits in the District.You can become a Citizen Scientist by recording your rabbit sightings and sharing them with our biologists. Your efforts will play a vital …
An article by Robert Samuelson in the Washington Post of November 5th posits that the elderly population of the United States is not the poverty- stricken, sick crowd that people like to imagine. Many (not all!) are financially comfortable and in good health. He says the “poor old people” story is only designed to protect …
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Studies have shown that people who go to movie theaters and eat popcorn are immune to advertising and forget the ads that precede the film. This is something to do with the fact that our lips and tongues simulate the pronunciation of the new name when we first hear it, and when we next encounter …
Cyberbullying is now so commonplace that 55% of children see it as part of everyday life. Research by the Anti-Bullying Alliance found that while 70% of children would turn to their parents if they were victim of online abuse, four in ten parents lack the basic online know-how – such as setting up internet filters …
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