"Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills, responsibilities, and rewards of grownups, and opportunites for action in all spheres of life. Adolescence should be a time of useful action, while book learning and scholarship should be a preoccupation of adults."
—Eric Hoffer (1902-83) American philosopher
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Buffett: Women in the workplace
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:35:14 EDT
Warren Buffett, one of the world's richest men, talk about the status of women, saying, "If I had been born a female, I would have been very unhappy about the Constitution."
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Is this the future of flight?
Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:48:57 EDT
Imagine a future in which planes run on a mixture of batteries, body heat and cow manure.
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Teen mistakes bear for dog
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:24:13 EDT
When a girl realized an animal in her yard was not a dog, but instead a bear, she grabbed her camera and recorded it.
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From garbage to gold in Brazil
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:35:57 EDT
Meet Brazil's catadores, combing the country's dumps to turn trash into furniture, jewellery and works of art.
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Hollywood: 'Eliminate nukes'
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:46:50 EDT
Michael Douglas led a dozen Hollywood A-listers in a video aimed at reminding President Barack Obama that he told the world four years ago of the need to eliminate all nuclear weapons.
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On your marks, jet set, go!
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:49:40 EDT
The "jet set" heads to Paris for the 50th airshow, where global aviation's A-listers shape the future of flight.
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Fatherhood: Can men have it all?
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:25:26 EDT
David Michael Perez was "terrified of parenting" and swore it off for the first 30 years of his life.
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'Pregnant boys' ad controversy
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:24:59 EDT
The city of Chicago has displayed ads of "pregnant boys" to spark conversations on teen pregnancy.
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Who will beat financial crisis?
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:15:35 EDT
The BRIC nations were the ones tagged to drag the globe out of economic despair. But, as the world struggles to recover from the credit boom and bust, they too are stumbling.
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Freida Pinto's open letter to girls
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:18:37 EDT
In an open letter to girls, actress Freida Pinto writes: "I remember the first time I read Aristotle's view that a female is an incomplete male... I was furious.'
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Young girl's fight for new lungs
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:21:33 EDT
CNN's Zain Asher reports on the tumultuous journey of a 10-year-old battling for new lungs.
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Surf's up: World's biggest waves
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:27:29 EDT
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Burmese actor turns undertaker
Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:38:48 EDT
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Hold your breath, we're landing
Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:19:41 EDT
Before its closure in 1998, Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport was perhaps the only airport that promised a close up view of people's washing.
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Google tests Wi-Fi balloon
Sun, 16 Jun 2013 05:03:19 EDT
Google is preparing to conquer a new dimension: the stratosphere. The Internet giant is releasing 30 high-tech balloons in a trial of technology designed to bring the Internet to places where people are not yet connected.
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