Forget planes, trains or automobiles – if Joan Pick wants to go anywhere, she runs. And she eats nothing but raw food. Is her lifestyle extreme or the future we must all face up to? Emine Saner meets her.

R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe is a love note to people who like to think.

It’s a distinction that feels vague. After all, doesn’t every person like to think? But there is definitely a variety of person who avoids independent thinking whenever possible and a full-length, one-man show dealing exclusively with the life of the genius responsible for the geodesic dome is a pretty reliable method for ferreting them out.

For middle-aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power, research suggests.

A University of California Los Angeles team found searching the web stimulated centres in the brain that controlled decision-making and complex reasoning.

How to Go from Introvert to Extrovert

If you’re an introvert, how do you balance the introvert and extrovert parts of yourself, such that you enjoy both types of activities equally, rather than looking forward to one and dreading the other? If you�re very introverted, you may undervalue the positive role people can play in your life, such as knowledge, friendship, growth, laughter, and so on. The optimal outcome is to strike a balance between the two and become an ambivert, or someone who enjoys social interaction and solitude equally.

Versatility is a word that describes Edie Schmoll.

She is an accomplished musician who plays piano, organ and accordion and writes music and lyrics for her Music Songs custom song company.

Her writing takes other creative forms: children’s fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Her poetry recently received national recognition from Mensa, a nonprofit organization for those whose tested intelligence quotient ranks them in the 98th percentile or higher.

On Oct. 18, 2008, local Mensa chapters nationwide will be hosting Mensa Testing Day 2008.

The Flash� always said he was the fastest man alive, but could he �Think Fast!� with American Mensa? On Oct. 18, 2008, local Mensa chapters nationwide will be hosting Mensa Testing Day 2008. Anyone who scores in the top two percent on the Mensa Admission Test will be invited to join the organization. American Mensa currently has more than 56,000 members nationwide, but more than 6 million Americans are qualified to join the organization

National Mensa Testing Day set in Dickinson

Have you ever wondered how your IQ compares to the general public? Put your brain to the test on Dickinson�s first-ever Mensa National Testing Day.

Mensa is the largest, oldest and most famous high-IQ society in the world. It is open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardized, supervised intelligence test.

The film Traitor isn�t exactly burning up the domestic box office charts, having just passed the $12 million mark. But coming on the heels of story idea originator Steve Martin�s splendid memoir Born Standing Up, it is yet another reminder that the 63-year-old Waco, Texas native remains Hollywood�s true Renaissance Man, able to glide from one artistic endeavor to another.

Think about it for a second: over the years, Mensa member Martin has enjoyed success as a playwright, novelist, banjo player, New Yorker back page essayist, amateur magician, TV variety show writer, Oscar telecast MC, film actor, art collector, TV comedian, zeitgeist stand-up and more.

Channel 4 is to approach Mensa and top universities to find a replacement for Carol Vorderman on Countdown.

The broadcaster has decided to choose an unknown ‘maths whizz’ to help front the daytime quiz show rather than a celebrity.

Just one day before the Eudora USD 491 Board of Education passed a resolution honoring him for his work to improve district schools, Leo �Doc� Lauber, 82, died of cancer at Medicalodges, Eudora.