What You Need To Know NOW

According to Newsweek　(@August 24 &31, 2009), what you need to know now is as follows.

1. Aliens Exist
Perhaps half of the 200 billion or so suns in the Milky Way support terrestrial, Earth-like worlds.

2. Books Aren't Dead
The number of books in print in 2008 rose 38% from the year before(which itself was up 38% from 2006).

3. French Reds are Green
A New Yorker leaves a smaller carbon footprint drinking a French Bordeaux shipped across the Atlantic(2.93 pounds of carbon per bottle) than drinking a Napa merlot(7.05 pounds).

4. We should love our cars

5. Election Aren't The Answer

6. Settlements Can Be Stopped

7. Hedge Funds Are GOOD

8. Americans Marry Too Much

9. Your Doctor May Give You Swine Flu This Fall

10. Old People Are More Innovative

11. Race Relations Aren't Black and White

12. Moore's Law Doesn't Matter

13." Chimerica" Is Headed For Divorce

14. It's Too Later To Stop Global Warming

15. Paid Is The New Free

16. Socialism Is The Best Medicine

17. You Will Be A Parent To Your Parents

18. "Slumdog" Wrecked The Oscars

19. Wiping Is Washed Up

20. The Environment Is Healthier Than Ever

21. Immigrants Make More Jobs Than They Take

22. We Are All Hindus Now