Contents: Small talk-not deep, but important; High-tech communication- a curse or a blessing; Humor-can laughter be the best medicine; academic dishonesty-how common is cheating; Exploring American culture-McDonaldization of the world; Medical ethics-should doctors ever lie; The time bind-are twenty-four hours a day enough; Marketing techniques-are we really influenced; Being an immigrant-culture shock and adaptation; Changes on earth-It's not what it used to be.