Arts & Letters Daily (05 Apr 2007):
A year after their moment of luck, lottery winners are no happier than people who didn't win. It's 'hedonic adaptation'... more
England circa 1650: a cesspit of filth, stink, and noise. Nothing was sacred: butchers dumped their offal in churchyards... more
Franklin D. Roosevelt advised that the 'only thing we have to fear is fear itself.' Today, politicians are far more likely to encourage the public to fear everything... more