Quote of the Day

All faith, after all, is based on an intensely personal, private relationship with God. And I believe that if we are to build true understanding among and within our societies, we must approach each other as fellow human beings, not representatives of one religion or another.
Perhaps that is why I have never been preoccupied with [...]

Obesity Can Be Contagious?

Obesity can spread from person to person, much like a virus, researchers are reporting today. When a person gains weight, close friends tend to gain weight, too.
Their study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, involved a detailed analysis of a large social network of 12,067 people who had been closely followed for 32 [...]

Is Monogamy Natural?

“Vaunted in the mainstream media, two new reports from the Pew Research Center report and the National Survey of Families and Households indicate that couples become bored and unhappy sooner than was previously thought: more like three years into their togetherness than seven.
“Well, sure, says Quirk, whose book Sperm Are From Men, Eggs Are From [...]

What Does Your Prius Say About You?

This article states that Prius drivers are merely showing off . . .

“My younger son calls the Toyota Prius a “hippie car,” and he has a point. Not that Prius drivers are “hippies.” Toyota says that typical buyers are 54 and have incomes of $99,800; 81 percent are college graduates. But like hippies, they’re [...]