The Economist

April 2012

26 posts

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Apr 18, 2012121 notes

“Those at the top of the pecking order have the least stressful and most healthy lives. Cardiac arrest—and, indeed, early death from any cause—is the prerogative of underlings.” —Low social status is bad for your health. Biologists are starting to understand why.

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“SIR – A recent issue of The Economist (March 24th) showed an Orwellian enthusiasm for the prefix “un”. I counted “un-Tory”, “un-Downton”, “un-Italian” and “un-Einsteinian”. How very unimaginative, and how very unEconomist.” — An unhappy reader. (We will stop now.)

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