A study has found that people who report having had “near-death experiences” also have elevated levels of carbon dioxide in their blood—indicating that oxygen deprivation may be the cause.
All Articles
“A few snapshots.” According to novelist Tim O’Brien, that’s all our minds retain of our childhoods, adulthoods, and even the people we’ve loved most deeply. “And that’s memory? Little remnant […]
“It has been clear to me since the time of the commission that I led in the ’80’s, that no doubt the historic responsibility for where we are has to […]
As we push for better health care and longer lives, Gregory Rodriguez writes that we should think about the societal consequences of having so many old people hanging around.
Scientists have created an ultrathin, flexible, electronic implant that essentially melts into place on the brain’s surface, and may pave the way for a new generation of medical devices.
“Hummers are stupid and wasteful and if they go away because no one wants to buy one, that’ll be just a little sad,” writes Penn Jillette. “It’s always a little sad to lose some stupid.”
Felix Salmon writes that executives need “to imagine their companies 30 years down the line, struggling with the deleterious effects of climate change on profitability.”
“Increasingly, neuroscientists, psychologists and educators believe that bullying and other kinds of violence can indeed be reduced by encouraging empathy at an early age,” Maia Szalavitz.
The Oklahoma City bombing fifteen years ago “proved once again that without the law there is no freedom,” writes former President Bill Clinton.
“While most of the blame for the crisis should reside with those in the financial markets … a considerable portion of it lies with the economics profession,” writes Joseph Stiglitz.
Henry Luce’s magazines were shaped by the Time founder’s “commitment, energy, moral inquiry, and high purpose; and … arrogance, impatience, didacticism, and occasional dogmatism.”
We have been repeatedly disappointed in our hopes that economic liberalization in China and Russia would pave the way for media liberalization, writes Mark Gimein.
Eruptions from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano have, historically, always been followed by eruptions from Iceland’s much larger volcano, Katla. Could the “angry sister” be getting ready to blow?
There’s been no end of talk these past few weeks about the iPad’s revolutionary potential: how you don’t have to choose between a smart phone and a laptop any more, […]
We love Ian McEwan. We also love when esteemed literary publications surprise us with criticism of a writer so adored. Indeed, whatever one thinks of Solar, the new McEwan novel, […]
Where has the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) been? Many of the trades that led to the financial meltdown were legal, but many clearly were not. Even if you can’t […]
If you are up too late, and the TV is on, chances are at some point you will hear the “bom bom bom bom bom” of Law and Order’s iconic […]
As with anything else, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The bad news is that the earth is continuing to heat up—this past decade was in fact the hottest […]
Aerosol pollution has sharply declined since the ’80s, but its removal from the air will increase the rate of global warming.
Established by the British in 1920, the Baghdad Equestrian Club has been one of the most stable institutions in Iraq since the invasion.
Jackie Kennedy’s wit and style suits a British actress such as Rachel Weisz who will play the role in an upcoming film, writes The Independent.
Scaling back Bush’s promised manned moon landing left Obama in the cold of deep space, but now compromises are being made with NASA.
A volcanologist speaks with Scientific American about the rare case of Iceland’s disruptive volcanic eruption and how long it might last.
A columnist at Bloomberg News cannot see how Goldman Sachs will escape its SEC fraud charges or rebuild its tarnished reputation.
The Palestinian Authority is boycotting goods sold in new Israeli settlements, but the new policy is merely a cosmetic change, writes one Guardian contributor.
Oceanic absorption of CO2 is good for the air but turns the water acidic branding it climate change’s “evil twin”.
Steve Chapman of the Chicago Tribune writes that non-physicians, like nurse practitioners, should be given more authority to treat patients.
The English philosopher Andrew Flew who argued for the existence of God after a lifetime of atheism has died at the age of 87.
When it was announced early this month that Justice John Paul Stevens would retire from the Supreme Court, Grist’s Jonathan Hiskes published a green-themed take on the news with the […]
Since time immemorial people have considered two ways to be immortal: through one’s progeny or by displaying spectacular achievement in the sciences, arts or politics. Now there’s another way: Tweeting. […]