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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...produce enough dopamine, or do their brains not produce enough dopamine because of external factors? "Would this problem afflict our children if we were still out on the frontier battling elephants?" asks TIME science writer Christine Gorman. "Probably not." Many attribute the symptoms of ADHD - short attention span, fidgetiness, lack of motivation - to modernity's sensory overload: Perhaps the brain is merely compensating for the five hours of electronic media the average child absorbs each day. And we thought this information revolution was making us smarter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Got a Brat for a Kid? It May Be Medical | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

...that span, Peanuts has entered our nation's collective conscience. Mention Charlie Brown and everyone in the room knows his round head with scarcely a hair on it. Connect the words "football" and "funny" and you'll probably picture Peppermint Patty pulling the ball away from Charlie Brown yet again. And you can't imagine the concept of a security blanket without recalling images of Linus...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, | Title: Editorial Notebook: The Passing of Peanuts | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

...that brief time span, the Eagles took the game by finishing their chances after the Crimson failed. That was the lesson...

Author: By Mike Volonnino, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: The 'V' Spot | 12/13/1999 | See Source »

Sweet and Lowdown marks Woody Allens thirtieth outing as a writer-director. This occasion makes it a worthwhile time to look back at the span of Allens accomplishments, a long list of movies that have inspired a love-him-or-hate-him divide among viewers. For those that fall into the first category, below is a list of five interesting but less-discussed Allen films that show both the range of his work and the consistent originality of his career (if youre new to Allen fandom, by all means start with Annie Hall). These titles have mostly fallen...

Author: By Edwin Rosenberg, | Title: Woody's Overlooked Gems | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...commerce game than anyone else, the company improves its chances of winning the lottery--even if there is a massive shakeout. In effect, Citizen Son is establishing the world's first virtual conglomerate. He wants to be the patriarch of a loose but fiercely loyal network of companies that span the globe, feeding each other and starving the competition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Masayoshi Son: Emperor of the Internet | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

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