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...critical thinking and communication skills. The recent slump, though, may be helping narrow the skills gap in a surprising way. Although generous social-welfare systems in industrialized countries such as Germany and Britain make it easy for the laid off to wait around for a factory to reopen, Americans tend to take the initiative during a downturn, getting educated or trained for a better job and in the process adding to the country's stock of human capital. Applications to graduate programs in everything from law and business to education and engineering are up from last year...
Perhaps the most provocative finding scientists have made to date is that the components of autism, far more than autism itself, tend to run in families. Thus even though profoundly autistic people rarely have children, researchers often find that a close relative is affected by some aspect of the disorder. A sister may engage in odd repetitive behavior or be excessively shy; a brother may have difficulties with language or be socially inept to a noticeable degree. In similar fashion, if one identical twin has autism, there is a 60% chance that the other will too and a better than...
However, the exact manner in which dairy affects insulin resistance is unknown. “Individuals who consume more dairy tend to lead healthier lifestyles, so the reduction of risk factors is not necessarily inherent to dairy consumption...
...them. It started when Phi Beta Kappa was almost kicked off campus in 1831 until members revealed their rituals, like their secret handshake. Since then, administrators have been concerned about outsiders ordering Harvard students around, and students have traditionally preferred more elite Harvard-based clubs, so national Greek organizations tend to be short-lived at best...
...little late. We all get together, and the kids do skits that, while maybe not so accurate, are always a good time.” Forman’s daughter is part of the group as well, dressing up in colonial garb and running onto the field to tend to the dead each year. “Amongst kids of a certain age group, it seems to be something of a status symbol in this area to be involved with the Minute Men,” says Forman. “She’s gone to school...