The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is spending $500 million for a new campus and think tank. Its goal is to let scientists work in small, interactive groups, with no need to write grants or deal with other administrative distractions, said Dr. Gerald M. Rubin, vice president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and director of the new center. The two ...

One of the outstanding Springboard projects supported by the Futuring and Innovation Center is the Health Reminder Assistant (HRA). Adam Pellegrini, VP for Sales and Systems Development, Great West Division, has been developing this product to provide online health reminders—cancer and other health matters—as a product to corporate clients. I have been remiss in not posting more about the project, ...

A WSJ aritcle about controversies about inheritance says half of all Americans say parents should strive to leave an inheritance to their children; 54% say say kids are entitled to some inheritance if the family has money; and 44% expect to leave something to charity (which tends to be about 10% of the estate). They also say “researchers” expect between ...

American Demographics has an article about an impending demographic change that might be of interest in the Society. They claim that in the next couple of decades there is going to be a big shift in population from the North to the South. A Yankee invasion of retirees. The good news is they’ll be bringing their money. We are entering ...