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InSight Software Posit Science's $395 program is designed to aid memory and speed up thinking. But only one InSight exercise has undergone extensive independent testing, which showed it improves driving safety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Workouts for Your Brain | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

...what should we make of this? For starters, self-reporting is not a reliable way to assess how well our brains are working. And slick marketing makes it hard to tell what's good from what's gimmicky. "There is not enough evidence that paying for a $100 fitness program gets you better results than a free game of chess or learning a new card game or bridge strategy, when it comes to improving your memory," says P. Murali Doraiswamy, a professor of psychiatry and geriatrics at Duke University and head of the school's new mental-fitness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Workouts for Your Brain | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

...hijacking of a U.S. jet, in 1961--when a Miami man took over a plane bound for Key West, Fla., and demanded that it fly to Cuba--and subsequent incidents prompted President Kennedy to declare that a "border patrolman" would be placed on a number of U.S. planes. The program was expanded following a flurry of hijackings in the late '60s. In 1970, U.S. Customs sent nearly 1,800 men and women to the U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir for "sky marshal" training. But as the attacks continued unabated, critics slammed the program as ineffective. When airport security measures improved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brief History: Air Marshals | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

Crimson wrestling hopes one day to be an elite program, but if Saturday was any indication, the squad has a long way to go. Harvard traveled to Arlington, Texas this weekend for the annual Lone Star Duals, a high-level tournament featuring some of the nation’s best programs. Unfortunately for the Crimson (2-6-1), the three teams on its slate proved too much for a depleted roster, as Harvard fell to No. 22 Arizona State, 39-12, followed by equally brutal defeats at the hands of No. 10 Oklahoma, 44-6, and Utah Valley...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Few Bright Spots in Lone Star Duals Losses | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

Still, co-captain J.P. O’Connor (157 lbs.) emphasized the benefit of taking on such tough teams as the program looks to find its footing despite a slew of injuries...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Few Bright Spots in Lone Star Duals Losses | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

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