Astronauts will be living on the Moon within 20 years. “The initial stays will last up to seven days. Later, after an outpost is built, astronauts will stay for months,” says NASA spokesperson Michael Braukus. Entrepreneurs aren’t wasting any time: One British couple claims to have made £ 4 million (about $7.8 million) selling land on the Moon.

PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . ■ one-woman companies, growing at twice the rate of the national average. One market-savvy mom’s idea: pacifiers that snap shut when tossed to the ground. ■ “workplace negativity” (aka gossip): It costs companies $3 billion a year, says the U.S. Department of Labor.

Work and Play Time

RUDENESS OUT, KINDNESS IN

Bossy, backstabbing behavior is out. My-way-or-the-high-way leaders will be replaced by bosses who give smiles, compliments, and, occasionally, homemade cookies. “The business world is ready for a ‘nice’ makeover,” says Linda Kaplan Thaler, coauthor of The Power of Nice.

YOU CAN IN THE YUKON

More than 100 Yukoners make their living in the music business, generating $8.3 million annually, says a report from Music Yukon, an organization that offers business training for musicians. It’s surprising, given the “limited audiences, infrastructure, and relative isolation,” says Laurel Parry, who handles arts funding for the territory. She credits a “do-it-yourself” mentality, good public funding, and the inspiration of nature.

■ poker, as an alternative to video games for socializing teens: Educators say that it also helps with math skills.

INFORMATION OVERLOAD

According to a forecast put together for the media industry, in 2007, the average Americ an spent . . . ■ 1,555 hours watching television ■ 974 hours listening to the radio ■ 195 hours using the Internet ■ 175 hours reading daily newspapers ■ 122 hours reading magazines ■ 106 hours reading books ■ 86 hours playing video games

These activities take place just about anywhere, and