AMA: Stop throwing good research money after bad

AMA Rejects Call for More Research on Vaccine Link to Autism, Reaffirms Immunization Policies:

How to win friends and influence people

Not:

The Onion aims…and scores again!

Tee hee.

Playgrounds for grownups

A few years ago, I read about how Germany was planning adult playgrounds, in order to inspire the elderly to stay active. It sounded like a really cool idea. In fact, so cool an idea, that it probably would take several decades to catch on over here in Israel.

Is overparenting becoming passé?

The NYT’s Lisa Belkin thinks it might be:

The E word

The word “Empowerment” is such an overused word these days. As the Onion notes sardonically, women now feel empowered by just about everything they do. Yeah, I know the Onion is satire. But it really does seem that anything that makes a woman feel better about herself or boosts her confidence is now “empowering”. Even [...]