Articles filed under Washington Post
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What happens if you try to watch the eclipse without special glasses? Nothing goodJul 16, 2017 7:30 am - We all know not to stare at the sun, right? Seems like common sense, but every time an eclipse comes around, a few people invariably try to watch it without special, pro...
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Prof. Pollack's Index Card v. 2: Financial advice for people of any incomeJul 16, 2017 7:23 am - Four years ago, in a blog conversation with finance writer Helaine Olen, I joked that the best financial advice for most people is available for free in the library and ...
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Why a NASA analyst left his $200K job to sell cigarsJul 16, 2017 7:21 am - WASHINGTON - When I think of cigars, I think of endless tobacco fields and warehouses where the leaves dry. I think of open-air factories where dozens of "rollers" hand-...
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Don Jr. reminds us: Don't email anything you don't want to see in The New York TimesJul 16, 2017 7:20 am - Experts on leadership communications call it The New York Times rule or the "front page test." It's one of the most common aphorisms of advisers and attorneys who counse...
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Survey: Women of color face staggering harassment in space scienceJul 16, 2017 7:19 am - When anthropologist Kathryn Clancy saw the results of her recent survey on harassment in the space sciences, she burst into tears. Forty percent of women of color said t...
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How our online shopping habits are hurting American jobsJul 16, 2017 7:19 am - More and more Americans are embracing a trend that labor groups have come to fear: We are shopping online now about as often as we take out the trash. About a third of a...
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Wait a minute. What do you mean 'we,' boss?Jul 16, 2017 7:17 am - Q: It drives me batty any time a supervisor says, "We should ..." or "Have we done such and such?" when I am the one doing the work. I find it strange and annoying - imp...
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From Illinois to South Carolina, where to see the total-eclipse crossingJul 16, 2017 7:00 am - Michelle Nichols speaks with such passion and poetry about the moon passing in front of the sun that she can inspire someone with even the smallest sliver of astronomica...
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More U.S. counties are finding Zika-carrying mosquitoesJul 15, 2017 7:30 am - With the summer mosquito season in full swing in many U.S. states, a new report shows a significant increase in counties across the South that have reported mosquitoes c...
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You know soda is bad for you; kick the habit with these tipsJul 15, 2017 7:30 am - It's no secret that we shouldn't be drinking so much soda. Study after study has linked the sweet drink with obesity and Type 2 diabetes, spurring many to switch to arti...