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Internet comment sections are typically seen as a bastion of free speech, but have they outlived their importance? When do abusive and lazy comments override anonymous expression?
“The United States is hopelessly dependent on credit. And like stopping other serious addictions, only one solution will work—go cold turkey. We should abolish credit,” says The Atlantic.
That certain dolphin and whale species possess “self-awareness, suffering and a social culture” is a strong moral reason to finally halt the ongoing hunting of large marine life, says Al Jazeera.
“When does a passion for gadgets turn into an addiction with symptoms that include headaches and back pain?” asks the Independent. Scientists now study this very modern affliction.
“By prompting President Obama to suspend deep-water drilling in US offshore waters, the Gulf oil spill is pushing up the date at which the world’s conventional oil production peaks,” says the CSM.
A ten year study of Ugandan chimps has documented violent territory struggles between rival camps, but what impresses researchers is the cooperation needed to carry out the attacks.
Justin Frankel, the software developer behind Winamp and Gnutella, stopped by Big Think today for an interview. In advance of the interview, we solicited questions on Reddit, and one of […]
“The filibuster has been perverted to derail proposals that some members simply don’t like. The Senate should ban it,” says the L.A. Times. The legislative tool isn’t what it used to be.
“Penny-pinching at a time like this isn’t just cruel; it endangers the nation’s future,” says Paul Krugman, who laments the government’s plans to reign in current spending to pay back the budget deficit.
Two fathers at True/Slant reflect on the sports culture that pushes kids to succeed at sports against better parenting judgement. “Benign neglect” is perhaps a better method, they say.
The question of how single celled organisms evolved into more dynamic multicellular ones is difficult to answer, but scientists in Tennessee believe genetic on/off switches provide a clue.
Due to the country’s one-child policy and a cultural preference for boys, “The Chinese Academy of Social Science estimates that by 2020, 24 million Chinese men will be unable to find a wife.”
“NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered a whopping 706 candidate planets beyond the solar system,” says Science News. The find nearly doubles the amount of known planets outside our solar system.
“Social science may suggest that kids drain their parents’ happiness, but there’s evidence that good parenting is less work and more fun than people think,” says Bryan Caplan at The Wall Street Journal.
Two days ago the streets of the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, played host to a thundering parade of military hardware, as the Government of President Mahindra Rajapaksa celebrated the […]