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As global population reaches 7 billion, Jeffrey Sachs says we must adopt sustainable technologies, achieve stable population.

Editor's note: Jeffrey D. Sachs is director of The Earth Institute, Columbia University. He and colleagues will discuss the 7 billion mark in a free live...

Susan Burke's first-graders say they were choked, hit and scratched last month. The mother of another child says the problems date back to last year when she first told the school her daughter's teacher was trouble." Nine of Susan Burke's first-graders say they were choked,...

Dennis Ritchie and Jobs

I crazy the world we live in these days and how we idolize certain individuals and ignore others. I can’t sit here and say that Steve jobs didn’t contribute to the tech world. He had an amazing mind and created some very thoughtful while overpriced products. Unfortunately an even more important man with an even greater...

The reason baby boomers don't understand the protesters is because we grew up with all advantages now being denied the younger generation—and it's left us totally clueless.

I am a baby boomer. Like many people my age, I have a high-paying and generally pleasant job, which features excellent benefits and a flexible work schedule. I’m...

Anyone have any questions on the Ethiopian famine and the tragic effect on its ecosystem?

I cry a solemn tear each morning.