In this issue: Breeding genius, your boss the psychopath,
and efficient obesity.
---Books---
BusinessWeek reviews "The Genius Factory," a book describing
an effort by Robert K. Graham to prevent genetic decline by
using the sperm of Nobel prize winners to breed superkids.
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---Business---
Is your boss glib, charming, manipulative, deceitful, and
ruthless? Fast Company suggests that some executives are
psychopaths.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=210588
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Time Warner will test new software that sends different ads
to different TV viewers, according to BusinessWeek.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=210295
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The "alternative power" industry is gaining critical mass,
according to BusinessWeek, but its economic future is still
up in the air -- with daunting risks as well as
opportunities.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=210415
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---Internet---
InternetNews reports on a flaw shared by many browsers than
can allow JavaScript dialog boxes to aid in phishing.
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Motley Fool reports on a Supreme Court ruling that cable
Internet operations are information providers, not telecoms.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=210619
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---Science---
According to HHMI Bulletin, researchers have discovered a
molecular mechanism that explains why cancer treatments tend
to be more effective at certain times of the day.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=210031
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Science News says that obese people walk with surprising
efficiency in both the stress they place on their knees and
the energy they expend per kilogram.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=210211
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---Misc---
AskMen.com interviews Darren Rovell, the sports business
writer for ESPN.com and author of The First in Thirst: How
Gatorade Turned The Science of Sweat Into A Cultural
Phenomenon.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=210578
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