Three House Republicans want to eliminate energy efficiency standards for light bulbs. Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) have introduced the Better Use of Light […]
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Try #3 on this post (let’s not get into it): Taal and Mayon rumble: PHIVOLCS reports that two of the more hazardous volcanoes in the Philippines are experiencing increased seismicity: […]
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a report this week which finds that the marriage rate, for people between the ages of 25 and 34, is down once again.
Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah sparked an internet meme with his op/ed entitled “What Will Future Generations Condemn Us For“? The challenge is to predict which widely accepted practices or institutions […]
“I don’t like failure,” says Robert Sutton, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University. “It’s a terrible thing. I wish it wasn’t necessary, but I can’t figure out any other […]
“People are going to look at you and they’re going to ask you know a very interesting question, ‘Why should I follow you?’,” says Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of organizational behavior […]
A sentiment registering somewhere between disgust and loathing rose up in my chest yesterday when I read that Delaware Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell had claimed on the site LinkedIn […]
Yesterday, Howard University hosted a panel discussion on “The Poetry of Science” featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson and Richard Dawkins. Among subjects, Tyson and Dawkins discussed the prospects for life on […]
“Rahm Emanuel’s expected departure is more than just your standard White House shakeup: it costs Obama the man with the political grit and muscle to make his dreams come true.”
“Experiments on monkeys suggest that the animals can recognise and react to their own image in a mirror. They altered their posture to look at their own genitals.”
“A family of four in the U.S. have put themselves up for sale offering to advertise companies for $2 a day.” The Telegraph reports on the self-named ‘Billboard-family’.
“My sense is that the mama-grizzly phenomenon is part of populist conservatism’s obsession with American authenticity.” The Economist on why mama-grizzly has nothing to do with policy.
“Time and opportunities have created a new breed of so-called ‘feminist’ artists. Intelligent Life’s Jessica Machado talks to a few de facto practitioners.”
“Two new studies suggest that Twitter isn’t exactly a font of credibility as viewed by the general public.” Many users do not hold information from the site in high regard.
“The utter lack of a sense of solidarity among so many people—horrifyingly evident in the U.S. health-care debate—is now undermining the very basis of what a modern democratic society is.”
“The Indian government says its prototype tablet computer will cost only $35, but past attempts at building inexpensive PCs have fallen short.”
“As an antiterror measure, the U.S. government has deployed mobile X-ray technology to randomly scan cars and trucks. But the measure is riling privacy proponents.”
“After years of saying habitable exoplanets are just around the corner, planet hunters have found Gliese 581g, the first planet found to lie squarely in its star’s habitable zone.”
When critic Randall Jarrell mentioned Vermeer in a review of Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry, Bishop excitedly expressed her joy over someone making the connection. We can only guess how she’d feel […]
In a recent post, I argued that the tax burden on the rich is not as great as some would have you believe. It’s not that there is anything wrong […]
Talk about hubris… Dirty trickster James O’Keefe’s foray into gonzo porn has ended disastrously for him. O’Keefe schemed to seduce CNN investigative reporter Abbie Boudreau in front of hidden cameras. […]
In a guest post today, AoE culture correspondent Patrick Riley takes a look at the efforts by James McCartney and other Beatles offspring to escape the celebrity penumbra of their […]
One day, quantum computers may replace the standard silicon chips found in all computers around the world. In fact, by 2020 to 2025, transistors will be so small and will […]
After spotlighting the Lunartic bike concept, here is another noteworthy finalist in designboom and Seoul Design Foundation’s Seoul Cycle Design Competition. Bikoff by Argentinian industrial design student Marcos Madia takes […]
The fact that technological power comes in smaller, faster and cheaper objects is a very important observation that underlies many of the phenomena around us today.
A court in Canada has ruled that prostitution is legal. But will decriminalization get sex workers off the streets or make their profession safer?
Eruptions readers have pointed out to me that El Reventador, one of the more active volcanoes in the Andes – that also happens to be close to Quito – has […]
Steve Dahl makes the case for checking the veracity of political ads. “Don’t count on the broadcasters…I have never seen them come down on the side of truth over money.”
This year marks the 35th anniversary of the publication of ‘Montaillou’, a book in the French literary tradition that treats laziness with the gravity and intelligence it deserves.
We can’t be sure that the events in our memories really happened the way we recall. We all add and alter details. The only sure way is to write them down while still fresh.