Posts Tagged ‘Society’

Anancy News: Look Up! It’s A Star In The . . .

Posted by admin on September 16th, 2011

Look Up! It’s A Star In The Midst Of A Violent, Bright Death   Something violent is happening in the night sky, right now. And scientists studying the phenomenon said yesterday that with a pair good binoculars or a telescope you can see a star in its final throes causing a spectacular explosion called a [...]

Anancy News: Nation’s Jails Struggle With . . .

Posted by admin on September 16th, 2011

Nation’s Jails Struggle With Mentally Ill Prisoners More Americans receive mental health treatment in prisons and jails than in hospitals or treatment centers. The three largest inpatient psychiatric facilities in the country are jails. They include Rikers Island Jail in New York City. More Americans receive mental health treatment in prisons and jails than in [...]

Anancy News: Thomas Friedman On ‘How . . .

Posted by admin on September 16th, 2011

Author Interviews   Thomas Friedman On ‘How America Fell Behind’ In his new book, the New York Times columnist explores how the U.S. fell from industrial, political and academic glory after the Cold War. “Just when we needed to be lacing up our shoes and running faster, we put our feet up,” he says.  

Anancy News: Around the World on Solar . . .

Posted by admin on September 16th, 2011

Around the World on Solar Power Alone    By BETTINA WASSENER Later this month, the Turanor PlanetSolar catamaran will arrive in Singapore, having amassed proof that it is possible to traverse the world’s oceans on solar power alone.      

Anancy News: Prize-Winning Poet: Discovering. . .

Posted by admin on September 7th, 2011

Author Interviews Prize-Winning Poet: Discovering ‘My Dyslexia’ At 58 As a child, poet Philip Schultz struggled in school, but it wasn’t until his son was diagnosed with dyslexia that Schultz finally had a name for what had frustrated him all those years. In My Dyslexia, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet revisits his childhood struggles and how [...]

Anancy News: Former Bullies Share What . . .

Posted by admin on September 7th, 2011

  ‘Dear Bully’ Whether you were bullied or a bully, do you still carry that burden? Former Bullies Share What Motivated Behavior »

Anancy News: 1 Sperm Donor, 150 Brothers . . .

Posted by admin on September 5th, 2011

 1 Sperm Donor, 150 Brothers and Sisters 1 Sperm Donor, 150 Brothers and Sisters By JACQUELINE MROZ Published: September 5, 2011 Cynthia Daily and her partner used a sperm donor to conceive a baby seven years ago, and they hoped that one day their son would get to know some of his half siblings — [...]

Anancy News: Born, and Evolved, to Run

Posted by admin on September 1st, 2011

Born, and Evolved, to Run By CLAUDIA DREIFUS Daniel Lieberman, an evolutionary biology professor at Harvard, spends his time studying how the human head and foot have evolved over the millenniums.  

Anancy News: Study: Are Cohabiting Parents . . .

Posted by admin on August 19th, 2011

Around the Nation Study: Are Cohabiting Parents Bad For Kids? Divorce has been falling since its peak in 1979. But family experts see a new threat for children: the rise of cohabiting parents, who avoid marriage altogether. A new study finds their offspring can face as much if not more instability as the children of [...]