Guest Thinkers — November 30, 2010

Correction: “Wire” Creator David Simon Not Optimisitic At All

A student asked Wire creator David Simon whether he saw any hopeful signs for the younger generation….

[Photo credits: “Correction,” great catch by Dennis G. of Balloon Juice, David Simon would be proud that someone is still paying to read the news in print; “David Simon” by Lindsay Beyerstein.]

Health

Is iron the Achilles’ heel for cancer?

Cancer cells hoard iron in unusually high quantities. Scientists have discovered how to leverage this to create safer cancer drugs.

A radioactive wild boar stands in the snow.

Life

The paradox of the radioactive boars

Scientists solve a long-standing mystery in Bavaria.

An alpha male in a suit sitting in a chair.

Business

Why the myth of the “alpha leader” should be debunked

Successful alpha leadership is more about caring and healing than dog-eat-dog supremacy.

A man standing in a dark tunnel, hinting at life after death.

Thinking

We asked Big Thinkers: “Is there life after death?” Here’s what they said.

Will you die when your body dies?

Starts With A Bang

Pulsars, not dark matter, explain the Milky Way’s antimatter

An enormous amount of antimatter is coming from our galactic center. But the culprit probably isn’t dark matter, but merely neutron stars.

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