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...surprisingly, the more involved the father, the smarter and better adjusted kids tend to turn out. A 1993 Harvard study showed that the amount of time a father spends with his children can actually affect their ability at math, and that children whose fathers encourage them in sports are more successful in their adult careers. Other researchers have found that children who were fathered well are more tolerant and socially responsible as adults. Precisely the same behavior is shown in the animal world: as part of his PowerPoint presentation, Wong Suen Kwong tells the story of how orphaned young male...
...hides from big game with the same skill as Grandpa. Now we think teens are wastrels who get high on OxyContin and rouse themselves only to shoot up a school or update their MySpace profiles. But there's strong evidence that U.S. adolescents are actually getting smarter--or at least making better decisions. Could the teen brain be evolving...
...Maybe it’s because we’re smarter that we realize it doesn’t take the complicated prose of our academic papers to embarrass, belittle and antagonize our opponents. Maybe it’s because, through the laws of environment, the world rewards those who treat it best with a better arsenal of insults...
...this year. Bloomberg added that his tax hike and controversial smoking ban were other “investments” that had turned out to be “good for the people of New York.” “The public is a lot smarter than we give them credit for, so maybe we can stop pandering to them,” said Bloomberg, echoing his disapproval of Washington party politics. The mayor was more optimistic about state and municipal governments. He evoked the words of Harvard Law School graduate and former Supreme Court Justice Louis...
...ways in which our success in Iraq depends on the choices we make back home. If we want to defeat an enemy that gains strength from oil revenue, then we need a more aggressive approach to ending our dependence on petroleum. On the individual level, this means becoming smarter consumers who prioritize fuel efficiency over engine size in buying cars, and who take advantage of public transportation. On the collective level, this means supporting policies that entail sacrifices in the short term—like a gasoline tax, or at least a floor price for imported oil, and mileage standards...