Saying Hello and Wellbeing Adults in the U.S. who regularly say hello to multiple people in their neighborhood have higher well-being than those who greet fewer or no neighbors. These results were collected as part of Well-Being Index score for the nation which...
Quiet If you were asked where the most silent place on Earth is, you might respond Antarctica or somewhere in the Sahara Desert, but you’d actually be wrong. It’s in Minnesota—where among the many buildings of Orfield Laboratory lies the Anechoic Chamber, a place so...
Library Of Things Does your two-year-old need a winter coat for a skiing holiday that they will outgrow before the following winter? What if there’s a cosmic phenomenon that’s taking place you want to see but you have no interest in owning a telescope? Have you ever...
Judge Stunned A recent article from the Washington Post reminds us that four years after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Zoom crackups are still happening in courtrooms. Corey Harris was only a few minutes late when he joined the zoom hearing about his...
Should Phones be Allowed in School Should cell phones be allowed in school? A recent study found that 65 percent of cell-owning teens bring their phones to school despite any bans that may be in place. Most schools now allow students to have cell phones but require...
