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Do You Know Your DNA?

Amy Harmon national correspondent for The New York Times, and author of its series, "The DNA Age", and Matt Crenson, content manager for 23andMe, a web-based DNA-discovery service, talk about the impact of genetic science on American life -- and the gift of DNA mapping.

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A Year of Impactful Living

Colin Beavan, No Impact Man, and his family completed a year of living without a fridge, a television or vehicles powered by fossil fuels. He tells us what's next: a book, a movie and a return to living on the grid. LINK

NoImpactMan.com

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What to Do With All That Leftover Turkey

Fabio Trabocchi chef and partner of Fiamma, Zarela Martinez, chef of Zarela, and Marcus Samuelsson, executive chef and co-owner of Aquavit, share ideas on what to do with what's in your fridge.

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The Binge-busting Guide to Holiday Eating

Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories weighs in with advice on eating (relatively) heathily during the holiday season. Which is better: Christmas goose or mashed yams?

Good Calories, Bad Calories is available for purchase at Amazon.com.

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Seasonal Etiquette

Caroline Tiger,a Philadelphia-based freelance magazine writer and author of How to Behave: Dating and Sex: A Guide to Modern Manners for the Socially Challenged on avoiding missteps under the mistletoe and staying sane amid December mania.

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