Hey Dummy! Read this and you'll look smart. You don't have to be smart to impress people -- you just have to fake it. Here's a daily list of must-read articles that will impress your co-workers, wow your friends and make you seem smart....
- The animal and plant species on Earth are dying rapidly in what experts have deemed a "tsunami" of extinction -- the first "major die-off" in 65 million years.
- Soil that used to be inhospitable to life can now be used to grow crops thanks to a genetic breakthrough.
- A pair of British contemporary artists are politically incorrect but are more interested in grabbing their audiences' attention than tiptoeing around people's feelings.
- Sales of vehicles $100,00 and up are slipping as the rich start to worry about their thinning bank accounts.
- Gossip helped us thrive in ancient times -- and it appears that we're hardwired to be interested in talking about others.
