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...overhear someone discussing core strength. The idea behind this new exercise buzz word is that the muscles surrounding your trunk--the ones that help you breathe and hold up your spine--need to be every bit as strong as your biceps or quadriceps. Indeed, says Wendell Liemohn, an exercise scientist at the University of Tennessee, "if you don't have a strong core, then moving your arms and legs won't be as efficient...
...home, as well as all manner of exercise gadgets you can buy, such as the Reebok wobble board or the Bosu half dome. The point is to find something that works for you. "Basically, all you really need is a mat and a floor," says Miriam Nelson, an exercise scientist at Tufts University and author of the Strong Women series. But if a class or gadget gets you motivated, then go for it. Your body--especially your back--will be glad...
...Traditionally, a lot of labs are closed in and isolated,” says Steele. “The prevailing notion is that a scientist is a solitary person sitting at their bench. But these labs make that impossible...
...successful economic development that Summers gave last week: integration into the world economy, sound fiscal and monetary policy and institutions to protect property rights and enforce contracts. Indeed, we see the results of Summers’ recipe in Ferguson’s book. He cites the work of political scientist Seymour Lipset, who showed that countries that are former British colonies had a substantially better chance of achieving “enduring democratization” and economic development than the former colonies of other empires like France, Spain and Portugal. In fact, in almost every case where a former colony...
DIED. ANITA BORG, 54, computer scientist who galvanized women worldwide to join the male-dominated field; of brain cancer; in Sonoma, Calif. At a 1987 conference, she struck up a chat in the ladies' room about the paltry turnout of women. She then founded the "Systers" e-mail list and co-founded a prestigious biannual convention. Her trademark T shirt read, WELL BEHAVED WOMEN RARELY MAKE HISTORY...