Friday, October 18, 2013

A simpler family tree?

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From today's New York Times : Skull 5; a rendering of the original owner After eight years spent studying a 1.8-million-year-old...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

Four facts about the national debt many people don't know

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From the Los Angeles Times 's David Lauter : Nothing new 1. The U.S. debt burden is starting to decline. That’s right – it’s goin...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Where are you on the political spectrum?

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Here is First Read 's breakdown of the eight categories from an Esquire/NBC poll of the American electorate.  Which group best describ...
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Conflicted football fans

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The Daily Dish has a round-up of reactions to Frontline's new documentary, League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis : Eric ...
Monday, October 14, 2013

The business community vs. the tea party

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Business has lost influence over the GOP, which is one of Ezra Klein's " 13 reasons why Washington is failing ": Business...
Friday, October 11, 2013

Why the Swiss are so healthy and happy

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Not surprisingly, Switzerland occupies the top spot of the WEF's Human Capital Report. Carolyn Gregoire writes for HuffPo : Switzerla...
Thursday, October 10, 2013

Higgs got his boson...and now his Nobel

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From NYT science writer Dennis Overbye's story yesterday: Two theoretical physicists who suggested that an invisible ocean of ener...
Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Seven habits of highly ineffective political parties

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Former Bush speechwriter David Frum makes a list : Frum Maximalist goals ,  Apocalyptic visions , Irrational animus , Self-reinforci...
Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Why do we eat popcorn at the movies?

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From the latest issue of Smithsonian magazine: A street vendor in 1912 “[Early] Movie theaters wanted nothing to do with popcorn,” ...
Monday, October 7, 2013

Unprecedented polarization

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Dan Balz analyzes the trends underlying Washington's current paralysis: The bonds that once helped produce political consensus have ...