Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Rumors of his death were greatly exaggerated

Lost in the news of all the AQAP terrorism talk has been news of the Huthi conflict. Recent rumors – when aren’t there any about the Huthi conflict – have suggested that ‘Abd al-Malik al-Huthi was killed and buried in Sa’dah.

Not so fast says his office, through this News Yemen piece, which is releasing an audio tape.

The Learning Curve

5 Stoic quotes to help you through difficult times

“We suffer more often in the imagination than in reality.”

Starts With A Bang

The good reasons scientists are so hostile to new ideas

Many people out there, including scientists, claim to have discovered a series of game-changing revolutions. Here’s why we don’t buy it.

The Present

Climate change is altering the chemistry of wine

Smoke taint from wildfires is gross, even to wine amateurs.

13.8

Could a hidden variable explain the weirdness of quantum physics?

We have searched and searched but have never found one.

The Past

The Wild West was lawless and chaotic — and the police helped keep it that way

Lawmen and outlaws were often the same people.

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