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Which Traits Predict Success? (The Importance of Grit) | Wired Science | Wired.com "For a long time, talent seemed to be about inheritance, about the blessed set of genes that gave rise to some particular skill. Einstein had the physics gene, Beethoven had the symphony gene, and Tiger Woods (at…
6 Baffling Flaws in Famous Sci-Fi Technology | Cracked.com "For instance, when the main reactor fails in Star Trek they call it a "warp core breech" and it happens so often there's an entire page listing times it has happened on the Star Trek wiki. Seriously, it was like every third episode. Their…
Democrats didn't lose the battle of 2010. They won it. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine "Politicians have tried and failed for decades to enact universal health care. This time, they succeeded. In 2008, Democrats won the presidency and both houses of Congress, and by the thinnest of margins,…
Why Making Dinner Is A Good Idea | Wired Science | Wired.com "Why does the microwave and frozen dinner inexorably lead to obesity? According to the economists, the cheapness of calories (both in terms of price and time) has led us to dramatically boost consumption. Food stops being something we…