A bathroom scale displaying weight in kilograms. (Dennis Sylvester Hurd/flickr)
A new study predicts that 42 percent of American adults will be obese by 2030. And all this week we’re looking at that prediction with people we might not normally think of as obesity specialists — from city planners to coffin makers. Today, we’re continuing the conversation with another unexpected obesity expert: Dr. Carson Chow, a mathematician.
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You've probably heard pundits point to various attributes of each presidential candidate – Obama's likeability or Romney's stance on the economy, for instance – to explain rises and falls in the polls. John Casti says it all boils down to mood.
You've probably heard of Alcoholics Anonymous. Maybe you've heard of Narcotics Anonymous, or Gamblers Anonymous. But have you ever heard about Underearners Anonymous?
It’s hard to imagine the Senate without the filibuster, but now the non-profit group Common Cause is filing a lawsuit against the Supreme Court claiming that the notorious senate procedure is, in fact, unconstitutional.
On today's Takeaway we continue the conversation around obesity in America, asking questions about commonly held misconceptions around race and weight. After yesterday's conversation about trust in Mark Zuckerberg, we talk to an investment firm manager about the risk involved in buying Facebook's stock. Also on the Takeaway, we continue our coverage of the JPMorgan loss, discussing the repercussions of Ina Drew's departure and the prospect of more regulations with the Dodd-Frank Act.
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