A glance at the week that was
The numbers
18.5Minimum allowable body mass index for models in Israel, a new law stipulates.
€7.4mVHI's after-tax profits for 2011.
$200mThe amount that Disney estimates it will lose on its latest flop, John Carter.
78Minutes for which Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba was technically dead after suffering cardiac arrest during a match last weekend.
$2trEstimated cost of the predicted 4-degree rise in ocean temperatures this century.
$180,000Annual income of a top nanny working for a super-rich New York family.
We now know
People prone to daydreaming, or “task-unrelated thinking”, tend to be smarter than average, according to a US study.
Trees may play a role in electrifying the atmosphere, Australian research suggests.
A daily dose of aspirin could prevent cancer, as well as help treat it, according to three new studies published in the Lancet.
Where can we see you five years ago?
The job interview is a painful ritual that involves job applicants pretending to be flawless and employers pretending to be really skilled at finding flaws.
But the ritual is getting a lot more complicated with the rise of social networking, particularly as a number of US employers are now asking job applicants to supply their Facebook passwords.
Associated Press cites a number of companies and US state agencies that require the Facebook login information of prospective employees. For most people, that constitutes a thorough vetting.
Legislation in Maryland and Illinois is designed to outlaw the practice, which only illustrates how fragile online privacy really is.
