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August 31, 2009
Today on Word of Mouth, money can’t buy happiness, or can it? New research says it all depends on how you spend it. How to donate your computer’s extra processing speed for science. Altruistic computers crunch numbers while you check out the latest Youtube video. Teen radio producers wonder how to encourage their friends to be more green. Medical students spend ten days eating, sleeping, and bathing in a nursing home to prepare themselves for careers in geriatric medicine. And from Japandroids to the Mr.
listen:
At UNH, Hoping the Swine Flu Doesn't Arrive
By Elaine Grant on Monday, August 31, 2009.Health officials are estimating that as many as a third to a half of all Americans will get the H1N1 flu this year.
Typically, it’s the very young and the very old who are at greatest risk for the seasonal flu.
But H1N1 is different.
Young adults up to the age of 24 are among those at greatest risk for this new strain.
And that means colleges and universities are already trying to ward off an onslaught of illness.
NHPR’s health reporter Elaine Grant has more.
Recession Haircuts
By Avishay Artsy on Monday, August 31, 2009.One of my favorite haircuts ever took place during my senior year of college. One of my housemates set up a folding chair in our driveway and sat me down in it. He had a pair of clippers in one hand, a flask of whiskey in the other, and he proceeded to give me a perfect haircut.
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What people are purchasing.
Business
note from
Concord, NH
We've seen a big difference in the type of products people are purchasing in addition to the decrease in dollars spent per person. People are purchasing quality, utilitarian products that serve as a dual purpose - gift and useful. Very few spend on themselves but willing to spend for others. Folks definitely question need vs want. |
Coming Out of Queensbridge
By Martha Poole on Monday, August 31, 2009.
Update: Turns out it was all a sham. Read Slate's excellent investigative piece here.
New Fiction and Music
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, August 31, 2009.
From time to time, we ask bloggers to point us to new writers, films, bands, or websites to check out. Today we check in with David Gutowski, author of the blog Largehearted Boy. David posts free, legal daily downloads of mp3’s, music playlists compiled by writers, and he scours the web for interviews with authors and musicians. We asked him to join us for his tips on worthwhile reads and tunes, and he joins us from his home in Birmingham, Alabama.
Largehearted Boy: Book Notes - Frank Portman, formerly of Mr. T and the Experience
