That Jesus sure is a cool guy! It looks like religion is receiving a hand from stylists these days. Check out this accelerating trend to make faith hipper, and draw youngsters to the "good book" and its teachings by crossing pop culture -rock music, comics and magazine-like styling- with Christian precepts. New evidence links an unknown virus to breast cancer. Read it here. It has been found that red wine can mimic the life-extending effect of calorie-restricted diets. Plus, low-carb craze goes mainstream. More clues on how our memory works. And nanoparticles lead the way, literally. Extra News > On the medical use of marijuana: Cannabis might be used to relief pain after surgery under a government-funded experiment. Finally, Angelina Jolie continues to surprise us with her remarks on marriage, by explaining her disbelief in it, and stating she doesn't want her life to revolve around the quest for lasting love.		August 28th, Thursday, 2003, ip nº54 Dirty Money U.S.: according to a study, money can't buy happiness We are often told how money doesn't make people happier or more fulfilled. In fact, material ambition is always rapidly portrayed as a dangerous thing that can leads us either to waste our lives perusing it or even to make us apart from our beloved ones. But moving forward, and leaving aside these rather extremely cautionary tales which are usually imparted on us, it is interesting to verify the general notion that money has nothing to do with happiness and well-being. Showing this dichotomy (substantial things in life vs. money) may have its reason in the fact that it's too difficult to visualize and support a scheme in which money collaborates with personal growth, ambition inspires us and guilt doesn't get in the way. Take a look at the following article that summarizes many of the current views on money and its relevance in people's life. Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_54_1.html Through a new path of personal growth MIT everyware After, read an article on the scope of one of MIT´s (Massachussetts Institute of Technology) latest projects: the decision to post all the contents given at the university online for free. Not only does the move -which hasn't been mimicked by any other higher education institution so far- represent a major step in terms of seizing our technological tools or defying college financial standards, but it's also most important in defying the current university system and prior teaching methods. The open-source learning style allows people to choose what they want to learn and what for, and also questions the relevance of a degree (let alone the boost to time and money issues). Could this be the beginning of the end for the conventional education model? Link: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/mit.html And on the same direction, the BBC have announced their plans to give the public full access to the entire corporation's TV and radio program archives. Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3177479.stm Appeared in www.whatthenationthinks.com		University News More data on the rise of unemployment among graduates, this time in BA: one out of four students has a degree but can't get a job. Then, an article that helps noticing the subtle effects subsidy can cause in young spirits and minds. Besides, it seems college graduates aren't ready for corporate IT jobs, according to a recent survey concerning not only academic skills. Missing the kids? Experiencing empty-nest syndrome? Don't worry, they will be returning home pretty soon. Read more on 'boomerang children'. Are workers delaying their retirements? And, more and more graduates are choosing to take a gap year before starting to work -though many can't help being up to date with the job possibilities. Enjoy a close up with Mars this week. Then, is laser light our best hope?