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• Raining Cannonballs on the "Fortress America" Mentality
  ScienceInsider
  
  Rules meant to protect the United States from sharing important scientific secrets with its enemies have created a thicket of red tape that is hindering the work of high-tech companies, scientists who want to collaborate with foreigners, and even efforts...  [view full summary]
  Rules meant to protect the United States from sharing important scientific secrets with its enemies have created a thicket of red tape that is hindering the work of high-tech companies, scientists who want to collaborate with foreigners, and even efforts to equip U.S. soldiers with up-to-date weapons.
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• Computer Puzzle May Ease Post-Traumatic Stress
  Reuters
  
  Playing Tetris, rated one of the greatest video games of all time, immediately after traumatic events appears to reduce flashbacks that plague sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a British study.
  Playing Tetris, rated one of the greatest video games of all time, immediately after traumatic events appears to reduce flashbacks that plague sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a British study.
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• For SAT, It's Pay and Prep
  The Boston Globe
  
  Despite the flagging economy,the test preparation and college counseling industry seems to be going strong. In addition to teaching students how to take standardized tests, the results of which are considered a key ingredient to getting into a top college,...  [view full summary]
  Despite the flagging economy,the test preparation and college counseling industry seems to be going strong. In addition to teaching students how to take standardized tests, the results of which are considered a key ingredient to getting into a top college, many companies offer packages covering the entire admissions process—from deciding where to apply, to picking essay topics and preparing for interviews, even to deciding which school to ultimately choose.
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• Great Lakes Facing Wide Alien Species Invasion
  Discovery.com News
  
  Dozens of foreign species could spread across the Great Lakes in coming years despite policies designed to keep them out, causing significant environmental and economic damage, a federal report says.
  Dozens of foreign species could spread across the Great Lakes in coming years despite policies designed to keep them out, causing significant environmental and economic damage, a federal report says.
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