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24 Things You Might Be Saying Wrong

271 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 12:37:16 by mklopez | 84 comments

The Reader's Digest Version of all those confusing words and seemingly random rules you missed in English class.

Why higher education is like a Ponzi scheme

212 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 16:35:24 by amprather | 65 comments

With Ph.D. students competing for fewer and fewer jobs, one professor believes the academic marketplace is turning into a Ponzi scheme.

Can I Get Pregnant Even If He Pulls Out?

265 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 22:48:26 by robinbal | 86 comments

Your Sex Question: Will a doctor be straight with me -- does pulling out work? Read on to find out.

How To Avoid Writing an Awful Cover Letter

192 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 20:50:01 by mklopez | 32 comments

If you're wasting time reading this right now, you probably need a better job. That means you need a good cover letter. Allow us to give you some tips for success --with counterexamples from an all-too-real hilariously bad cover letter.

College isn't all its cracked up to be - Colleges in America

375 votes | submitted 2010-08-24 00:19:57 by scarlettletter | 73 comments

The lifetime value of a college degree has dropped to an estimated $300,000, down from a high of $1 million just a few years ago.

Would You Gamble on Your Grades?

290 votes | submitted 2010-08-23 01:08:55 by AmyVernon | 33 comments

Some parents motivate kids by paying them for earning good grades on their report cards. Those sorts of arrangements often dissolve by college. Money, however, can be a great motivator. At least, that's what the young entrepreneurs who started Ultrinsic are betting on: that college students will essentially want to gamble for grades.

700 kids born w/ genetic disabilities due to cousin marriage

405 votes | submitted 2010-08-22 18:14:28 by bettverboten | 108 comments

More than 700 children are born with genetic diseases every year as a result of cousin marriages, an investigation has found. The medical risks of first cousin marriages include higher rates of infant mortality, birth defects, learning difficulties, blindness, hearing problems and metabolic disorders.

Why men hate to hear these 9 phrases from women

388 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 14:47:57 by crea8iveart | 175 comments

Men love being with women. So we talk and we listen, and some of us take that information and make an effort to be better people on your behalf. However,

RSA Animate: 21st Century Enlightenment

342 votes | submitted 2010-08-20 11:06:22 by subatomicdoc | 28 comments

Matthew Taylor explores the meaning of 21st century enlightenment and how the idea might help us meet the challenges we face today.

Child Abuse in America - 80,000 victims and growing

251 votes | submitted 2010-08-19 23:51:05 by scarlettletter | 65 comments

Maybe you already think that child abuse in the United States is a major problem, maybe you don't, but the statistics don't lie: 80,000 children in the U.S. are victims of abuse and growing.

A-level results: Gender Gap Narrowing

174 votes | submitted 2010-08-19 18:18:15 by FYQue | 34 comments

Boys are catching up with girls as the gulf between the sexes reaches its narrowest point in almost a decade.

How To Prevent Your Own Wikileaks Scandal (Infographic)

279 votes | submitted 2010-08-17 22:13:01 by deafbeat | 12 comments

AskMen teaches you how to prevent your own Wikileaks scandal.

America ranks 11th in world's "best" countries

616 votes | submitted 2010-08-16 22:22:07 by Lucas123 | 460 comments

According to a new Newsweek list, the United States is not the worldbeater it was a decade ago. On economic fundamentals such as GDP growth, household consumption, industrial production, and trade, the U.S. was ahead on most metrics 10 years ago. Not today.

Scientific Speed Reading: How to Read 300% Faster

952 votes | submitted 2010-08-15 22:27:40 by soloride | 140 comments

This post is a condensed overview of principles I taught to undergraduates at Princeton University in 1998 at a seminar called the “PX Project”.

How to Celebrate Friday the 13th

222 votes | submitted 2010-08-13 13:08:28 by lekahe | 23 comments

Whether or not you think it's an unlucky day, or an unlucky number, however, celebrating the day might be a way to throw less negative light on it and serve as some reassurance for you.

Anti-Prop 19 Group Claims Marijuana Leads To Meth, Cocaine

331 votes | submitted 2010-08-12 19:30:54 by DahRecords | 155 comments

A far-right conservative political group called SaveCalifornia.com is turning its unwholesome attention from anti-gay marriage legislation, Prop 8, to fighting this year's pro-marijuana legislation, Prop 19, the legalization measure on November's California ballot.

Why Does College Cost So Much?

501 votes | submitted 2010-08-12 18:06:23 by growvideos | 259 comments

At this time of year many rising high school seniors are visiting college campuses, trying to determine which schools interest them. Their parents are busy figuring out what they will have to pay. Here are three salient facts about tuition and fees. Over the last 30 years, the average sticker price at public and private American universities...

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