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...some kind of code—where does that come from, and will it be most fulfilling for us? What is happiness? I think when people attempt to take their lives, the cause is usually depression, which is sadness, which is the opposite of happiness. We live an average lifespan of 40,000 days; how are we to live those days? What is happiness, and how is it related to love? What are the different forms of human loves and how do they influence our relationships? I ask my students at Harvard if they’re happy...
This is hard music from soft people; dirty Rock for kids who want to horse around for a while and need some beats to which they might safely bounce and flail. What brownie points the Ants have received in their brief lifespan, they mostly owe to Michael Jackson. Perhaps you’ve recently heard the guys reap the fruits of the King’s labor in their chunky-guitar cover of “Smooth Criminal,” or seen the smart-ass video. It’s on MTV in the late afternoon...
...Vision Thing: "If we can use target identification technology to fight tumors effectively, cancer will become a chronic disease essentially like diabetes, allowing patients to live out their normal lifespan...
Northern Afghanistan subsists in biblical times - except for the Kalashnikovs, that is. There is no electricity, no indoor plumbing, no running water. The average lifespan is less than 50 years. A three year drought has ground everything into a yellow dust, a choking powder that clogs lungs and obscures hope...
Several causes have contributed to the proportion living alone. Medical and technological advances have increased the average lifespan, meaning that more people are living alone into their old age. Divorces have left couples alone for many years in middle age. And Americans are waiting for longer periods before marriage and longer still before having children...