Bold Stroke: New Font Helps Dyslexics Read [Slide Show]: Scientific American

After years of fumbling while reading the written word, Christian Boer, a graphic designer from the Netherlands, has developed a way to help tackle his dyslexia.

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One day, girls, you will laugh at this

WOMEN use more brain power and take longer than men to understand jokes but derive more pleasure from a good punchline, according to scientists.

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Reform or Else

Those concerned with fiscal responsibility should be worried about what will happen if proposed health care legislation doesn't pass.

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Recession spurs growth in self-employment - Small business- msnbc.com

We're seeing the beginnings of the entrepreneurial economy, a system built on nimble, low-overhead, oftentimes small companies with fluid workforces, rather than the massive conglomerates that have upheld the economy for decades.

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Survey: Surgeons, pilots top list of stressful jobs

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Giant crack in Africa formed in just days. Forerunner of a new ocean?

A crack in the Earth's crust – which could be the forerunner to a new ocean – ripped open in just days in 2005, a new study suggests. The opening, located in the Afar region of Ethiopia, presents a unique opportunity for geologists to study how mid-ocean ridges form.

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Recession Drives Surge in Youth Runaways

As more families face economic hardships, experts have seen an increasing number of children leave home for life on the streets, including many under 13.

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The New Untouchables - Thomas L. Friedman New York Times Op-Ed Columnist

Last summer I attended a talk by Michelle Rhee, the dynamic chancellor of public schools in Washington.

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Nevada students show improvement in math scores

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Test results show that Nevada is one of four states with improved math scores in both fourth and eighth grade in 2009.

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NEVADA ECONOMY: Yes, study says, there's stress

In its overall economic condition, Nevada resembles the nation: Some bright spots with lower unemployment and few foreclosures alongside communities sliding deeper into an unremitting recession.

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Even as layoffs persist, good jobs go begging

In a brutal job market, here's a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and energy research that pay $55,000 to $60,000, plus benefits.

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Understanding How Adolescents Think | Edutopia

: Raleigh PhilpPhilp points to research showing that teenage brains don't function the way adult ones do.

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Brain Research May Point to Changes in Literacy Development | Edutopia

New brain-imaging technologies and a spate of recent studies suggest that reading aptitude is better understood as a spectrum of abilities related to biological architecture than as a universally acquirable skill.

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Cyclists pedal to world speed records in Battle Mountain

BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev. (AP) — An annual human-powered speed contest in northeastern Nevada ended with record setting performances by recumbent bicyclists from Canada and France.

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Have a Nice Day (Head in the Sand?)

Applied Materials is one of the most important U.S. companies you've probably never heard of. It makes the machines that make the microchips that go inside your computer.

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Study finds humans still evolving, and quickly

The pace has been increasing since people started spreading through Europe, Asia and Africa 40,000 years ago.

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How To Get A Raise: Stop Being A "Good Girl"

You are your own glass ceiling. We've come a long way, ladies. But here's why you're your own glass ceiling.

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"While just 36 percent believe Obama's efforts to reform the health system are a good idea, that number increases to 53 percent when respondents were read a paragraph describing Obama's plans."

That's a 17-point gap in support for the Democrats' health care plans when the plan is simply referred to as "Barack Obama's health care plan" versus when a reasonably fair description of the plan is actually provided to the respondents. Whence the source of the discrepancy?

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Hardball-Specter Town Hall guest Katy Abram not political until "Obama Socialism" appeared

Lawrence O'Donnel did a good job of treating this interviewee respectfully without trying to make her look bad.

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High-ranking insurance PR flack defects, explains dirty tricks used to fight universal healthcare

Here is a link to the 36 minute video: Wendell Potter on Bill Moyers There is a transcript beneath the video. If you don't have 36 minutes, read the article about the interview that I seeded above, and excerpted below:

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Health Co-op Offers Model for Overhaul

A co-op near Seattle that has embraced a collaborative model of primary care has attracted interest in Congress.

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Graphic: Red States Have The Highest Divorce Rates, Teen Birth Rates, and Porn Subscription Rates

The Times published this graphic yesterday. In light of the Sanford debacle and the constant keening of the so-called "moral majority," figures like this are of some relevance.

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