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...home--avoiding the online scams being peddled, for example, and making sure the at-home lifestyle is a good fit for you. According to the husband-and-wife authors, there are up to 26 million Americans, mainly in professional, sales and technical jobs, who "e-work" and "create a better balance between work and life." That number will probably grow, thanks to the recession...
Speaking of change, I recommend Michael Grunwald's fascinating and exclusive story about how the President and his team are using behavioral science to facilitate change in America. Their strategy is based on the idea that social science can guide people to make better and healthier choices for themselves, whether it means buying that long-lasting lightbulb or shunning that Twinkie. Facilitating change harnesses some principles that behavioral scientists have known for decades: we're a lot more irrational than we realize; we avoid pain more than we seek comfort; we tend to stick with the status...
...always get up for Princeton, but this year especially, we’ll definitely be out for revenge,” co-captain Bailey Vertovez said. “We want to score in that first, second inning, and show them that we’re a better team than we were last year. They’ve already had two losses, so we want to hand them two more...
...young, seductive globetrotter. But if the audience is to believe that the goal of all their missions is really to overcome the complications of life undercover that keep Owens’ sexy British accent and Roberts’ ample post-pregnancy cleavage apart, then their on-screen chemistry had better sizzle—or at least feel tangible. The layers of intrigue and double-crossing in “Duplicity” are undoubtedly clever and thrilling—at first. But if Claire and Ray barely trust each other, can the viewer trust either of them? After the audience...
...ball than shooting it. Encouraged by his parents and coaches, the young player signed up for club volleyball and was soon noticed by college coaches. “I’d always wanted to play sports in college; I just realized that my chances were a lot better in volleyball than basketball,” Jones says.Like many kids on the West Coast, Jones set his sights on Stanford. But after being deferred in the early admissions process, he began to look at the Ivy League.“One day, I got a call from Harvard...