Cognitive Therapy

Since you asked
Salon - I have a strange problem. I'm living in denial. I'm not sure exactly how I mean this; let me try to explain. Logically, I know what I should do and how I should do it. My problem is, I can't get myself to behave in the way I need to in order to move

Good, Bad, and Ugly
Slate - Get "Dear Prudence" delivered to your inbox each week; click here to sign up. Please send your questions for publication to . (Questions may be edited.) Every time my mom and I meet new people or she introduces me to her friends, she points out some

Turning V-8s into V-4s may yield the fastest fuel savings
Scientific American - GAS SAVER: Four cylinders of this General Motors GEN IV V-8 engine shut down when they are not needed, thus boosting fuel economy. Despite rising fuel prices and fears of an oil crunch, Americans' lust for big vehicles with gas-gulping V-8 engines is

Refining ways to turn heavy oil into sweet crude
Scientific American - OIL SANDS contain sulfur that must be removed. Sweetening such crude oil could be achieved more economically with a sulfur-stripping technique from SulphCo, in which an ultrasonic probe generates bubbles that implode in a billionth of a second. The