A Mom’s Final Message

The worst earthquake in 32 years hit Sichuan province, China on May 12, 2008. The rescue and recovery work is still ongoing. I want to share with whoever come to this website the following picture story about a mom and her message to her son she left in her cell phone while dying from the [...]

Heart Rules Head In Moral Decisions

09 May 2008
US scientists studying how the brain behaves during decision making have discovered that when people are confronted with moral decisions, they think about efficiency in one part of the brain, and equity in another part of the brain that deals with emotions, and the latter tends to win, suggesting that a sense of [...]

A costly date for Spitzer, but not so surprising

There are scientific explanations about why would someone as rich and powerful as Eliot Spitzer put his family, his job and his promising future on the line for an alleged $4,000 date with a prostitute. I was wondering if I have not seen such a question in the media in China because [...]

About Twitter

As the Twitter.com website puts it, “twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick..” Its original purpose is for people to “update”: What are you doing?. You do these by using your mobile phone, email, desktop application, or going to Twiter.com. The limitation [...]

9 Ways To Jumpstart Your Writing Goal

I am eating my lunch in office while reading internet. The following poster happens to be on my screen. English writing is one of biggest barriers to me in my job and relationship with friends. A hanging-star quotation of this poster says “Keep writing. Keep doing it and doing it. Even in the moments when [...]