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Life isn’t a race. My husband’s college degree reminded me why

My husband graduated with his bachelor's degree this summer at the age of 56. We ordered a cake and celebrated with friends and family. He had earned his associate's degree in accounting literally decades ago and had plans to continue his education, but life detoured him, as it likes to do. ...

Maintaining memory while aging

Many people assume that deteriorating memory is a given as we get older. Is that our fate? Is there no hope? Not so fast! Psychologists have studied memory and aging ever since there were psychologists. What have they learned? First, what is the average typical decline in memory? The type ...

Back to school 2026-27

When I attended a much different public school in suburban Maryland, there was a public service announcement on TV that asked: "It's 10 o'clock. Do you know where your children are?" I was usually in bed at that hour on "school nights," but that question might be put a different way today: ...

The opposition is bipartisan

Two things can be true at once. Foreign entities have seeded the opposition to data center growth in the United States. China, in particular, through its control of TikTok and other influence outlets, has relentlessly worked to stop the American AI advantage against China. Also, at this point, ...

When postpartum becomes clickbait

Two stories have dragged the subject of postpartum depression into the center of the national conversation this week. First was the death of actress Hayden Panettiere at the age of 36, not long after speaking openly about her struggle with postpartum depression following the birth of her ...

Communicating without words

We are capable of saying a lot without using a single word. The face, body, eyes, and voice can provide a lot of information without words. Emotions, intentions, attitudes, agreement, disagreement, acceptance, rejection, and so many messages are transmitted instantly without any language at ...