Innehållsförteckning för 11/6-11/13/2020 från Newsweek

2005 Newsweek wrote that the oldest of the boomer generation—those who were “17 when John F. Kennedy was assassinated, 23 when they converged on Woodstock and 36 for the start of the great bull market of the 1980s”—were now turning 60. In this first cohort of boomers is Donald Trump, Cher, Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, all born in 1946, whose “exuberance is undiminished,” despite nearing retirement. Although boomers got their name from the post-war “baby boom” and population growth, last year millennials passed boomers as the largest generation in America. 1967 “The old taboos are dead or dying,” said Newsweek. “A new, more permissive society is taking shape…etched most prominently in the arts—in the increasing nudity and freakyness of today’s films,” as exemplified by the sci-fi movie Barbarella. Since…

FEDERAL LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA WOULD BE A TRAGIC MISTAKE by Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D MARIJUANA SEEMS TO BE EVERYWHERE these days. In the movies, on the school playground, in the senior center. It has united Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. A once-counterculture drug of the 1960s, it’s now the topic of annual reports and stock prices. It’s even made it into the boardrooms of Big Tobacco, Pharma and Alcohol. But we should slow this weed train down. Legalization advocates often begin with the well-worn saying that we should not jail pot users. Instead, they say, we should regulate marijuana to gain tax revenue and reverse social injustice. It’s a great theory. But it’s never worked in practice. Legalizing marijuana is, at the end of the day, all about one thing:…

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MGA Entertainment, Inc. STEM JR.™ WONDER LAB™ Ignite your preschooler’s curiosity through hands-on play with Wonder Lab by Little Tikes. Cultivate curiosity through hands on play with the Wonder Lab, featuring 20 fun experiments, 40+ playful lab sounds and 20 lab accessories! AGE 2+ PRICE $119.99 Science Explorers STEM@HOME KITS 5-PACK This hands-on STEM kit by Science Explorers comes full of experiments that you can do on your own with detailed instructions OR by using the included link to pre-recorded videos that guide you through the activities. Age 6+ PRICE $129.00 Modular Robotics CUBELETS DISCOVERY SET Cubelets® are the world’s first robot blocks. A unique blend of hardware and software, Cubelets make it easier than ever to explore robotics, coding, and other big ideas. Age 4+ PRICE $139.00 Unit Bricks MINI UNIT BEAMS…

WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE importance of body language at work—the way that a colleague’s crossed arms might convey hostility or a manager’s feet on the desk might be an attempt to show dominance. But how does that translate into the digital realm, now that so many of us are working from home and conducting so much of our business lives through online video? That’s where Erica Dhawan comes in. Erica is the author of Get Big Things Done and the forthcoming Digital Body Language, and recently joined me on my weekly Newsweek interview show Better (Thursdays 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT) to discuss how professionals can communicate more effectively when they’re operating digitally. She shared the following four tips. Digital body language isn’t just about your body. You might imagine…

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CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN G. ROBERTS JR. IS SMART, shrewd and funny. His mastery as a D.C. appellate lawyer—the best of his time, arguing 39 times before the Court—led admirers to say his middle initial stood for God. (Alas, it’s “Glover.”) His rulings in controversial cases—including when he was the decisive vote in 2012 to uphold Obamacare—play the long game, planting the seeds for larger conservative triumphs his opponents now don’t realize. Only weeks after he was confirmed in 2005, when a light bulb exploded in the courtroom during argument, he quipped, “It’s a trick they play on new chief justices all the time!” But for all his talents, few at the Court profess to really know him. Although he’ll chat with colleagues at lunch about last night’s game, that’s about…

Elenco Electronics MYHOME Build a house or tower with real, working circuits and learn how electricity works in your home. Designed to inspire kids of all backgrounds. AGE 8+ PRICE $70.40 Oribel Pte Ltd CRAYON EDITION: TRIPLE FUN SET OF 3 – VERTIPLAY STEM MARBLE RUN Discover a whole new way to play and learn with VertiPlay STEM Marble Run. This educational toy doesn’t take floor space and makes the walls come alive. Age 5+ PRICE $79.99 Learning Resources BOTLEY 2.0 Meet Botley 2.0 the Coding Robot, the next generation of our award-winning Botley the Coding Robot! Botley 2.0 brings all-new functions to the world of screen-free coding, and is ready to help kids explore coding challenges right out of the box Age 5+ PRICE $84.99 Magformers MAGFORMERS BACKYARD ADVENTURE 61 PIECE Click!…

IF THERE’S ONE FAMILY UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO SELF-ISOLATE, IT’S THE Conner family of Lanford, Illinois. “They don’t really have friends. We make jokes about it.” The iconic TV family from Roseanne tackles the pandemic in the third season of the reboot The Conners on ABC. Not only does Sara Gilbert reprise her double Emmy-nominated role of Darlene, she also serves as an executive producer. “I’m just so extremely grateful to be shooting anything,” Gilbert says about filming during a pandemic. “Without an audience, it’s a bit of a challenge to get your energy up to performance level.” Like most Americans, the impact of COVID-19 has also impacted the fictional family financially, with Darlene and Becky forced to work at the local factory where Roseanne and Jackie worked in the original…