The world would be a terrible place if everybody acted rationally all the time.
Our geography is an economic and political geography. It’s a geography of class, it’s a geography of political partisanship, and it’s a geography of anger. That "worries the heck" out of Florida. Watch
If there’s one thing conservatism should conserve, it’s the rejection of government tinkering in favor of innovation at the margins. Watch
The potential detection of signals from outer space raises many questions. What’s the overarching plan? Who would speak on behalf of our planet? What would they say? Watch
Ever since I first started going to Russia in early 1956, I have been impressed by the fact that the Russian people, generally speaking, admire the United States. For decades,even longer, Russia has been torn between the Slavophiles and the Westerners; those who feel Russia represents something ... Read More
Ten people were arrested in the suburbs of New York, Boston, and northern Virginia last week, accused of being part of an elaborate Russian spy ring. According to the New York Times, the group's work has all the requisite elements of Soviet-era espionage: "excellent training, cutting-edge ... Read More
Tom Jones’ old friend Elvis Presley once told him “You have the voice of a black singer. Are there any black people where you come from?” To which this multi talented vocalist replied, “Yes, when they come out of the coal mines”. Jones, or to give him his full name, rather than the one he awarded ... Read More
Online dating is "an incredibly unsatisfying experience," says Duke behavioral economics professor Dan Ariely, the author of "Predictably Irrational." In fact, his research has found that each date you set up using online services requires an average of six hours of searching for people and ... Read More
Queen Elizabeth II is here, and today she spoke about peace. She said, in her speech at the United Nations, “the waging of peace is the hardest form of leadership of all.” Given the length of her time as a leader, and the breadth of what she has seen, this is notable. Yet the current Queen’s mother ... Read More
Robert Wright says that the Internet is scattering our brains, sacrificing individual coherence for a superorganism where people are but single cells of a greater, electronic being.
"Repeal of the estate tax imposes significant costs on the taxpaying public and promotes concentrations of wealth that harm our democracy," says a Boston College law professor.
A recent Supreme Court ruling that denies a Christian college organization access to campus facilities violates the First Amendment, says Dennis Byrne at the Chicago Tribune.
Historically a bedrock of U.S. foreign policy, Israel is losing support from outside and inside the U.S. because of its recent aggressiveness, says Jonathan Freedland for The Guardian.
"Feeling down? Having a stimulating conversation might help." Scientific American looks at a study suggesting that deep conversations are more satisfying that superficial ones.
Cases of human irrationality are manifold, but Wired Science has found a new one: Do the outcomes of local sporting events influence voters during political elections? Yes, two studies say.
After dogs, horses may be man's best friend, new research suggests. Based on their ability to understand subtle eye and body movements, horses can grasp human dispositions relatively well.
Twenty-four years after the nuclear accident at Chernobyl, Scottish sheep are finally free of radioactive material brought on by heavy rain following the meltdown.
"If everyone writes, there'll be more bad novels. And if writing is thought sacred, they will become more boring." The Telegraph doesn't think the novel is dead, just boring.
Would it be cheaper to deal with climate change when it comes, rather than take preventative measures now? The Atlantic Wire considers the ideas of Al Gore, Paul Krugman and Ezra Klein.
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