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Chronic Pain and Your Social Life: Ask Noah

Noah Kass | Posted 03.22.2013 | Healthy Living
Noah Kass

Clients with whom I've worked suffering from chronic pain symptoms often articulate to me that the most frustrating aspect of living with chronic pain is the unpredictability of the symptoms themselves.

You're Not Alone: Needing and Making New Friends As an Adult

Andrea Bonior | Posted 05.14.2013 | Women
Andrea Bonior

Whether it's because you've undergone a life transition that made you grow apart from old friends -- a relocation, a job change, a divorce, a marriage, becoming a parent -- or whether you've just recognized that many of your friendships have gradually faded (or worse, become toxic), you're never alone if you're looking to make new friendships.

Facebook Tips for the Over-50 Set

Susan Krauss Whitbourne | Posted 02.03.2013 | Fifty
Susan Krauss Whitbourne

I'm going to take you through the basics of Facebook or, if you're a pro, review the finer points. You may still decide to give it a pass, but at least you'll be able to make an informed decision. If you're that Facebook pro, this refresher course can still help you maintain your social media edge.

Saving Social Science

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.21.2012 | Home
Paul Stoller

STEM is important in the future of higher education, but so are the social sciences and humanities which teach students how to think critically and to how assess the social and cultural ramifications of rapid technological change.

5 Tips For Defending Your Online Reputation

Posted 11.12.2011 | Technology

By Leslie Gaines-Ross, The Wall Street Journal My recent Harvard Business Review article, "Reputation Warfare", described various corporate strateg...

UK Tech News Blast: NASA Moon Launch, China's U.S. Web Hacking, HTC Sense First Look

Melanie Hick | Posted 10.26.2011 | Home

Welcome to your daily blast of tech news from around the web. This is where the tech conversation starts. Today, we talking the next NASA moon laun...

Why We Go Out

Thei Zervaki | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Thei Zervaki

I often question myself the need of people to "go out."

Allure of the Hive: Experts on Connectivity, Social Networking and Social Change

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Jim Luce

A distinguished panel of experts gathered Saturday at the Philoctetes Center for the Multidisciplinary Study of Imagination for a standing room-only r...

Are You Single at Heart?

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Bella DePaulo

To be single at heart, I think, means that you see yourself as single. Your life may or may not include the occasional romantic relationship, but you don't aspire to live as part of a couple for the long term.

How To Live On $0 A Day: Etiquette Advice For Those Who've Lost Everything But Their Manners

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Lesley Stern

Dear Dinner Companion, Your friend is right. Never cheapen yourself by sleeping with a guy for a hamburger.

Care About the Earth? Four Simple Ways to Take Action

Avital Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Avital Andrews

It's officially Climate Week. In case you feel discouraged that you can't do enough, remember Gandhi's words: "Almost everything you do will seem insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."

How To Live On $0 A Day: Maintaining A Social Life While Broke

Lesley Stern | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Lesley Stern

Facebook is the answer, without spending a cent on even a phone call, you can be the first to know that Nick is bored, lots of people have cute babies and if Mike were an animal, he'd be a "badass tiger."

Lonely. Who, Me? Yes You!

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Leeat Granek, PhD

Admitting to loneliness, telling people you need them, or expressing a desire to connect with others has become weirdly taboo.