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Defining Moment
Modern swivel chair
In 1976 Bill Stumpf invented the Ergon chair that sought a better fit between workers and the office
The Information
Pregnant brides
A decline in marriages between 1970 and 2003 was partly due to a fall in shotgun weddings
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The Sunday war
After years of calm, a brief but furious burst of fighting struck in the mountain villages overlooking Beirut. Village turned against village and many believe that day heralded the start of a new struggle in Lebanon
A real page-turner
You too can read at 25,000 words a minute – provided you have ‘clarity of purpose’, hold an imaginary lemon behind your head and don’t mind biting your tongue
Invasion of the warrior insects
Genetically modified bugs will soon be deployed to fight pests and disease carriers. But can they be controlled?
Dear Economist: Should I subscribe to the Financial Times?
My concern is that I will spend too much time following the Wall Street soap opera
First Person: Daniela Trpchevska
‘My reporter wrote up his own serial killings’
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PURSUITS
Sea kayaking in Scotland
Learning how to use and navigate heavily loaded kayaks without capsizing can be an adventurous brush with nature, one that leaves a feeling of renewal after the endeavour
The Ridgeway in five days
The ancient chalk scarp offers a view of prehistoric monuments and passage through some of England’s loveliest countryside
Subaru’s diesel ‘soft-roader’
Testing the Forester’s mettle on the bumpy roads of south-west Ireland, John Griffiths is convinced this SUV is well up with its rivals
MARGARET MCCARTNEY
No easy hypertension treatment
Clinical studies have investigated the effects of treatments for high blood pressure, yet there is still uncertainty about which drugs work best
UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST
Why are some prizes more Nobel than others?
A long history and sharp public relations help in adding prestige. The winner must also beat an impressive field
MRS MONEYPENNY
The financial collapse and other causes for concern
While everyone had their eyes on the market meltdown, Mrs M and other women had theirs on maternal mortality
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