Paula Moore

“People don’t grow old. When they stop growing, they become old.” These wise words come from Jivamukti Yoga founder Sharon Gannon in her foreword to Age Like a Yogi: A Heavenly Path to a Dazzling Third Act, by Main Street Vegan’s Victoria Moran, and they help set the tone for this inspiring and informative book. Drawing on yoga and its sister science ayurveda, Moran shares practical tips that readers of any age can implement to live both long and well.

The happiest place on earth. The ultimate driving machine. You’re in good hands. Chances are, you know exactly which company stands behind each of these brand taglines. All these examples convey the promise of something bigger than merely visiting a theme park, driving a car, or having insurance. They speak briefly and creatively to a more meaningful benefit from engaging with the company—exactly the kind of tool that so many nonprofits (including mine) could use.

When it comes to math, fish do swimmingly. In a paper published recently in the journal Scientific Reports, University of Bonn researchers describe teaching cichlids and stingrays to carry out simple addition and subtraction. Previous studies have shown that fish can count and pick out larger shoals from smaller ones. What are we to make of this information?