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Women Give More Than Men
Study: Women give more to charity than men do. Are you surprised?
Read & DiscussThe Two Best Ways to Get Unfriended on Facebook—A Study
A new study has revealed why it is that people lose friends on Facebook. Have you ever unfriended someone or-gasp-been unfriended yourself?
Read & DiscussSaddam Hussein's Gun On Display at the George W. Bush Art Exhibit?
Saddam's gun, outfit from Iraq, and some things from 9/11-the Bush legacy is being remembered in a new controversial exhibit.
Read & DiscussIs It Cheaper to Be Vegan, Vegetarian, or a Meat Eater?
A day's worth of meals for a vegetarian, pescetarian, vegan, and a meat eater: tallied and compared, by price.
Read & DiscussStudy: Bilingualism Is Good for Our Brains
A new study says, unsurprisingly, that speaking more than one language boosts brain function by forcing it to work harder, not knowing which...
Read & DiscussWashington Post to Journalists: No Twitter
The Washington Post has told its reporters, in an internal memo, not to engage in Twitter conversations with critics from their official...
Read & DiscussDid Google Break Canada Privacy Laws?
Google has accidentally collected "highly sensitive personal information such as complete emails" from Canadian citizens.
Read & DiscussDavid Suzuki Takes on Cosmetics
The beloved Canadian scientist and environmentalist David Suzuki has taken a long hard look at the cosmetics industry and has some...
Read & DiscussAnnie Leonard's New Story of Stuff-like Series for Kids
The Story of Stuff treatment is applied to garbage, biodiversity, and...frogs. We bet you can't watch without smiling.
Read & DiscussBreast Cancer Risk Increased by Hormone Supplements?
According to a new study, hormone supplements prescribed to menopausal women may increase breast cancer risk while also making the cancer much...
Read & DiscussGangsta Dummy Copy Generator for Designers
An awesome tool for designers and art directors everywhere: The automatic dummy-copy generator.
Read & DiscussGoodwill Donations Create Jobs
When you donate your stuff to Goodwill you're not just giving stuff away to help the charitable chain raise money for people in need, you are...
Read & DiscussA Rap Song for... Organic Milk?
Organic, sustainable dairy farming gets the hip-hop treatment. Listen and learn.
Read & DiscussWatch this Invisible Airbag Helmet for Cyclists Inflate
Behold a stylish girl wearing an invisible airbag-the genius new invention for bikers from (where else?) Sweden.
Read & DiscussGOOD Book Club: Your Reviews of Jonathan Franzen's Freedom
To conclude GOOD's inaugural book club, we offer parting thoughts on Jonathan Franzen's Freedom and post your reviews of the book. Warning: Spoilers.
Read & DiscussTibetan Blogger Wins Courage in Journalism Award
China-based Tibetan blogger Tsering Woeser has won a Courage in Journalism award for the web site Invisible Tibet, but apparently China is not...
Read & DiscussWhen Placebos Are Not Actually Placebos
An interesting new study looks at the ingredients used in placebo pills—like corn or olive oil, say—to ask whether those placebos aren't actually...
Read & DiscussDo Your Doctors Take Cash From Drug Companies? Find Out.
A new ProPublica report and database lets you search for your own doctors by name, to see who is taking money from pharmaceutical companies,
Read & DiscussFrance Gives Young People Newspapers for Free--And They Read Them
According to a new study, the French government practice of giving young people free newspapers once a week for a year is having a positive...
Read & DiscussCanada Officially Declares BPA Toxic
After announcing recently that it would, Canada has officially declared BPA toxic, and the American Chemistry Council is not too happy about it....
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