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“A permanently manned base on the Moon, memory implants in the brain, the rise of a Chinese scientific superpower and unlimited, pollution-free energy.” These are all predictions for the future from a group of 50 eminent British scientists. Meanwhile, back here in the US, a political science professor at the University of Alabama has asked his colleagues to help him compile his own annual list of predictions.

Two of the best known presidential hopefuls will drop out of the race in 2007, sales of hybrid and diesel fueled cars will increase as American car manufacturers make a dramatic comeback, and senior citizens will join the IM generation, according to the 26th edition of “Educated Guesses,” a series of annual predictions offered by University of Alabama faculty. read more

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The new year is almost here, and most of us have made resolutions that we will fail to keep, such as losing weight or quitting smoking. Maybe this year, we should take an inventory of our lives instead.

Psychologist Frank Farley says, “In so many fields we take stock, we take inventory, we take a pulse at the end of the year. Sports commentators are going to be reviewing the year in sports and pundits will be doing the same for politics. Even businesses do an end of the year inventory and balancing of the books. But we are not so good at doing that about ourselves, reflecting and assessing how we?ve done this past year.” New years resolutions only reflect the ways in which we’ve failed?what about our successes? They need to be counted too.
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Almost everyone enjoys a good mystery, but not everyone enjoys the SAME KIND of mystery plots. It turns out that the kind of mysteries we like to read reveal our personalities.

New research suggests that not everyone enjoys a murder mystery with a surprise ending. People who have lower levels of self-esteem prefer crime and detective stories that confirm their suspicions in the end, while those with higher self-esteem enjoy a story that goes against expectations.
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Our government pushes certain foods, even if they’re not the ones we should be eating. Does “Got Milk?” sound familiar? How about “Pork. The other white meat?” These advertising campaigns are the result of government-sanctioned promotion programs. It doesn’t mean that these foods are necessarily good for you (although they may be). What it means is that, thanks to farm subsidies, we have TOO MUCH of them!

These campaigns try to increase consumption of commodities such as dairy, beef, and pork. According to nutritionist Parke Wilde, the messages sent out by these advertising campaigns are inconsistent with the federal government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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