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Viewpoint: Why the young should welcome austerity
From Harvard's Niall Ferguson: "Governments should be more honest about the size of their debts and young voters would be wise to get politicians to pay them off as soon as possible." Of course, if austerity is applied in a way that favours the old over the young it'd seems likely to be more of the same.
Now the drugs don't work... New vaccine stops cocaine and crack having effect on the brain
Interesting if this works...
Animal pictures of the week: 15 June 2012
#1 is a very cute baby hedgehog.
To Stay on Schedule, Take a Break
"A growing body of evidence shows that taking regular breaks from mental tasks improves productivity and creativity — and that skipping breaks can lead to stress and exhaustion."