by Thomas Stone | Jun 6, 2018 | Society
“When I was seventeen I read a quote that went something like, ‘If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.’” Steve Jobs, the man behind Apple Computer, Pixar Animation Studios and the innovations that...
by Thomas Stone | May 28, 2018 | Society
In a world where the average life expectancy ranges anywhere from 39 to 90 years, death is accepted as inevitable. Precautions are taken as we age – such as medical alarms, security systems, vitamins and various medications – in order to extend our lives as much as...
by Thomas Stone | May 3, 2018 | Society
In 1988, the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health coordinated the Human Genome Project. The goals were to identify all the genes in human DNA, sequence the 3 billion chemical base pairs, and store that information in databases. It...
by Karen Maskall | Apr 26, 2018 | Society
The internet was conceived as a place to share information, ideas and content on a global scale in a largely uncensored format. Part of this is the promotion of net neutrality. Net neutrality is essentially a concept which prevents internet service providers (ISPs)...
by Thomas Stone | Apr 15, 2018 | Society
In times of serious need, the global community has always been one to rally the planet and give aid to those ravaged by poverty, natural disaster and lack of infrastructure. We often see the photos of African children reaping the benefits of this aid: crystal...
by Guest Author | Mar 16, 2018 | Society
Exercise Increases Learning Funding for physical education programs is often one of the first things cut when schools start slashing their budgets, but according to John Ratey of Harvard Medical School, exercise is an important component of any educational program....
