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All in the Timing

Humor becomes her

by Nancy Spiller

Full of Memories
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Full of Memories

The Farm pond

by Kevin Cool

Captain Kiwi
Planet Cardinal

Captain Kiwi

Ryan Nelsen leads New Zealand into the World Cup.

by Scott Bland

You Say Up, I Say Yesterday
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You Say Up, I Say Yesterday

Provocative new research by psychologist Lera Boroditsky raises questions about the role language plays in shaping human thinking. Her controversial studies show that the words we use and the meanings we attach can alter our perception of the world.

by Joan O’C. Hamilton

Diplomacy 2.0
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Diplomacy 2.0

Can we fight terrorism with a Twitter feed? It may not be that simple, but everyone who knows the State Department's Jared Cohen expects that his social-media savvy will transform U.S. foreign policy.

by Rick Schmitt