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Magic, they call it. And indeed we may add an appendix to that old saw: any sufficiently advanced, or sufficiently obscure, technology is indistinguishable from magic.You must know the story of the Mechanical Turk. How princes and tradesmen were amazed by this ingenious device's ability to play chess intelligently. In an age of steam and brass hinges! Yet at the time thousands were fooled. Had they known a bit more about machines, they might... full story
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Brains like to work. But the work that seems to do the most good entails fairly challenging thinking about new subjects. In learning new things, the brain creates new synapses, or connections, between neurons. With that in mind, here's a list of 10 things experts say can help keep your brain young, even as your chronological age increases.
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You’ve spent decades getting up early, going to work and saving for your retirement. Now that you’ve arrived, what will you do? That’s something you need plan for, too. So take up a hobby, volunteer, travel, learn something new, start a business, make new friends. Here are 10 of the best things to do in retirement.
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Commissioners, staff conflict on purpose of work session
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How many of the elements of our life are right? When you break down all of the things that we do, both personally and professionally, there are a huge number each day, each week and each month. If you are inclined, you can categorize these tasks and work out which ones are absolutely in the right place, which ones are clearly not and which could be better if only certain...
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