• Thanks to Caine’s Arcade, Kids Across the World Are Creating Cardboard Wonderlands0

    9-year-old Caine Monroy, about whom we've written in the past, has now inspired young inventors to use their imaginations and take part in the Global Cardboard Challenge. In the Caine’s Arcade School Pilot Program, over 100 schools in nine countries participated in a viewing of the video about Caine and then worked with cardboard as a way to teach math,

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  • California Governor Signs Driverless Cars Bill0

    Gov. Jerry Brown visited Google to sign legislation that will open the way for driverless cars in California. Google, which has been developing autonomous car technology and lobbying for the legislation, has a fleet of driverless cars that has logged more than 300,000 miles of self-driving. ABC News, 9/25/2012

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  • The Perils of Texting While Parenting0

    Are too many parents distracted by mobile devices when they should be watching  their kids? A recent rise in injuries, reversing the longstanding trend, has doctors worried the answer is yes. The Wall Street Journal, 9/29/2012

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  • Why patients don’t report medical errors0

    Many of the people who suffer harm while undergoing medical care do not file formal complaints with regulators. The reasons are numerous: They’re often traumatized, disabled, unaware they’ve been a victim of a medical error or don’t understand the bureaucracy. NBC News, 9/26/2012

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  • How to Stop Hospitals From Killing Us0

    Medical errors kill enough people to fill four jumbo jets a week. Author and surgeon Marty Makary writes about ways of making health care safer- he believes American hospitals need to be more transparent about their safety records and more accountable for the quality of their care. Dr. Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital

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  • Bulimia Is Everywhere: What the Heck Is Going on?0

    In the past week alone, Katie Couric spoke out about her past battle with bulimia in an interview with Demi Lovato– a young star who, herself, is at the center of the eating disorder conversation- AND Lady Gaga spoke out about her struggle with anorexia and bulimia after being criticized for gaining weight. Blogger Stephanie Armstrong explores

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