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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

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In 2004, she published her seminal book, Designing Sociable Robots , which presented her vision for social robots of the future. Especially for older adults living alone, simply having an entity acknowledging their presence positively benefited their emotional well-being and mental health.

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The Secret to Happiness… Is Just Love

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It’s the most thorough study of human lives that’s ever been done,” said George Vaillant, director of the study from 1972 to 2004. The 1930s saw an increase in discussions on the importance of physical fitness to health and well-being. He refers to that time as a sort of spiritual awakening. Shortly after, he attempted suicide.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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According to Guidant, the highest number of women-owned small businesses were in retail (18%), followed by “food and restaurant” at 12% and “health, beauty and fitness services” at 10%. With a passion for “building the green, clean, knowledge-rich future,” she founded her company, Ethical Markets Media LLC , in 2004, when she was 72. “I

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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In 2004 Blakely tackled another hurdle when she appeared on a reality show with Richard Branson called The Rebel Billionaire: Branson’s Quest for the Best , a sort-of cross between The Apprentice and The Amazing Race. I needed the income and the security and the insurance and the health benefits and all that.

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