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Women Give More Than Men

Study: Women give more to charity than men do. Are you surprised?

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The Two Best Ways to Get Unfriended on Facebook—A Study

The 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?

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Saddam Hussein's Gun On Display at the George W. Bush Art Exhibit?

Saddam 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.

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Is It Cheaper to Be Vegan, Vegetarian, or a Meat Eater?

Is 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.

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Study: 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...

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Washington 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...

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Did Google Break Canada Privacy Laws?

Did Google Break Canada Privacy Laws?

Google has accidentally collected "highly sensitive personal information such as complete emails" from Canadian citizens.

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David 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...

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Annie Leonard's New Story of Stuff-like Series for Kids

Annie Leonard's New <i>Story of Stuff</i>-like Series for Kids

The Story of Stuff treatment is applied to garbage, biodiversity, and...frogs. We bet you can't watch without smiling.

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Breast 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...

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Gangsta Dummy Copy Generator for Designers

An awesome tool for designers and art directors everywhere: The automatic dummy-copy generator.

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Goodwill 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...

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A Rap Song for... Organic Milk?

A Rap Song for... Organic Milk?

Organic, sustainable dairy farming gets the hip-hop treatment. Listen and learn.

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Watch this Invisible Airbag Helmet for Cyclists Inflate

Watch 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.

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GOOD Book Club: Your Reviews of Jonathan Franzen's Freedom

GOOD Book Club: Your Reviews of Jonathan Franzen's <i>Freedom</i>

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.

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Tibetan 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...

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When 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...

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Do Your Doctors Take Cash From Drug Companies? Find Out.

Do 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,

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France 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...

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Canada 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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