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Live chat: The Hobbit Canada.com: The much-anticipated film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey opens this week. SAGES Fellow Brad Ricca will serve as a panelist on a live chat about the film Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m.

Case Western Reserve launching online social work master’s Online Colleges: The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will launch Case Western Reserve University’s first online degree program next month when the new online Master of Science in Social Administration program begins.

Eat less, exercise more? Maybe not. ideastream: Paul Ernsberger, associate professor of nutrition, joined The Sound of Ideas to discuss why the conventional wisdom of eating less and exercising more might not work for everyone—and give a different approach to getting healthier.

Honda to export more cars from North America than it imports within two years The Plain Dealer: Honda announced that by 2014 it will export more North American-built cars than it imports from Japan. The combination of new plants and plant expansions with lower sales left the company with more room…

Why 3D printing matters for “Made in USA” Scientific American: President Barack Obama’s proposed $1 billion bet on manufacturing “hinges upon places such as Case Western Reserve University” and technology available in places like think[box]. "The real value of 3D printing is to do something that's…

Nonprofits adopting technology to keep up Crain’s Cleveland Business: Many Northeast Ohio nonprofits are now using the power of technology to interact with individuals, but the “generational nature of technology” still makes it difficult, said Robert Fischer, co-director of the Center on Urban…

Column: Chiefs got past game, but still must heal Associated Press: A day after a Kansas City Chiefs football player killed his girlfriend and then himself, the team took the field to play against the Carolina Panthers. But how the players grieved—or will grieve—is unknown. "Our culture still…

Can “brain training” make you smarter? NBC News: The “brain training” industry, including companies such as Lumosity that offer online exercises to keep the brain sharp, is expected to make $3 billion by 2015. But some experts are skeptical whether the games actually work. “There’s no evidence…

Bill Belichick makes donation to Case Western Reserve University field house project to honor his father, Steve The Plain Dealer: Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick made a gift to the Wyant Field House project in honor of his father, Steve, who was a standout athlete at Western Reserve…

Problems with perfectionism ideastream: In a look into the lives of perfectionists, Amy Przeworski, assistant professor of psychology, discussed where perfectionism comes from—a mix of nature and nurture, she said. “There is a link between perfectionism and not being able to achieve the goals you…