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Entries by Michael Sigman from 08/2009

Innumeracy: Today's Illiteracy

| Posted 08.02.2009 | Business
Read More: Gambling, Recession, Stock Market, Albert Einstein, Economy, Babe Ruth, Business News

"Innumeracy" was coined to describe an ignorance of mathematics. To emphasize the consequences of innumeracy, he labeled it "the mathematical counterpart of illiteracy."

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Hold That Email!

| Posted 08.10.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Email, Ron Artest, Sports Illustrated, Therapy, Lakers, Pema Chodron, Buddhism, Anger, Kobe Bryant, Outrage, Email Etiquette, Indignation, Healthy Living News

We have a transformative opportunity in moments when our rage impels us to lash out in retaliation.

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Summer Vacation? 'Nothing' Doing

| Posted 08.25.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Bob Dylan, Robert Wright, Buddhism, Jdate, Meditation, Nirvana, Yoga, Vipassana, Yogi, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Healthy Living News

Having just attended a silent Vipassana meditation retreat at Spirit Rock in woodsy Woodacre, I can report that sitting still and doing nothing was, in fact, the primary activity on my summer vacation.

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