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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Salt
Soda Wars Backlash: Mississippi Passes 'Anti-Bloomberg' Bill
March 12, 2013 A bill now on the governor's desk would bar Mississippi counties and towns from enacting rules that require calorie counts to be posted, that cap portion sizes, or that keep toys out of kids' meals.
Financial Basics For Baby Boomers
From Grief Comes A Mission To Make Estate Planning Less Daunting
March 12, 2013 A Seattle widow's one-stop estate planning advice blog was inspired by her own paperwork frustrations after her husband's death. Chanel Reynolds offers a checklist of documents to prepare, a will template and a list of details to write down, like passwords to online accounts.
Monday, March 11, 2013
The Fast World Of Fast Fashion
In Trendy World Of Fast Fashion, Styles Aren't Made To Last
March 11, 2013 Chains like H&M and Forever 21 turn out new styles so quickly that they've been dubbed "fast fashion" retailers. While the stores reap big profits, many say the business model has hidden costs, like encouraging poor labor practices and churning out cheaply made products that quickly end up in landfills.
Planet Money
In One Key Way, The Housing Crisis Is Still Going Strong
March 11, 2013 The U.S. housing market is still a ward of the state. Almost all new mortgages — $1.6 trillion last year alone — are guaranteed by taxpayer dollars.
The Two-Way
Add Its Own Demise To Intrade's List Of Blown Calls
March 11, 2013 Under pressure from regulators because it allegedly crossed the line that separates investing from betting, the once popular site has ceased operations.
The Two-Way
Book News: Amazon Tries To Claim '.book' Domain; Publishers Fight Back
March 11, 2013 Also: the best books coming out this week; Mindy Kaling is writing another memoir; and Francine Prose explores dreams in literature.
All Tech Considered
The Most Talked About Tech And Culture Trends At SXSW Interactive
March 11, 2013 Hardware is a hot topic this year at the Texas-based festival famous for launching startups like Twitter and Foursquare.
All Tech Considered
Controlling Your Computer With A Wave Of Your Hand
March 11, 2013 The Leap Motion Controller senses and tracks hand motions to allow users to browse the Web, play games and open documents. It represents another step in a goal of computer scientists: to make interactions with machines feel natural and easy, and to take away the barriers between humans and computers.
Author Interviews
'Lean In': Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Explains What's Holding Women Back
March 11, 2013 "The blunt truth is men still run the world," says Silicon Valley executive Sheryl Sandberg — and the problem begins as early as the playground, where assertive boys are called leaders, and assertive girls are called bossy.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Education
Are There Too Many Ph.D.s And Not Enough Jobs?
March 10, 2013 Our country needs more people with science, math and engineering degrees — at least, that's the common refrain among politicians and educators. Yet new numbers show people with doctoral degrees in those subjects increasingly struggle to find employment.
Saturday, March 09, 2013
All Tech Considered
Could This Robot Save Your Job?
March 9, 2013 Baxter is billed by his makers as a "collaborative manufacturing robot." It can work alongside humans to do simple, repetitive tasks. While some analysts fear that automation like this will kill jobs, Baxter's inventor says such robots could preserve jobs by helping the U.S. remain competitive.
The Salt
Gluten Goodbye: One-Third Of Americans Say They're Trying To Shun It
March 9, 2013 Almost one-third of Americans say they're trying to avoid eating gluten, according to a new survey. This despite the fact that only a small fraction of those people have celiac disease.
