Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

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Three new articles on Yemen (in English) that you should read.

1. Bernard Haykel in the National

2. Fawaz Gerges for CNN

3. Michael Knights for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

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The Present

AI is already in the classroom. It’s time colleges caught up.

“The rise of the internet brought about similar fears, yet it ultimately made learning richer and more accessible.”

A graph titled "The Long Boom 2000-2025" shows intersecting curves from 1975 to 2025, depicting a transition from an old to a new world. Text reads "I was here" at the intersection around 2005.

The Future

A dozen reasons to read Peter Leyden at this critical juncture in history

The latest from Peter Leyden’s “The Great Progression: 2025 to 2050”, an essay series published by Freethink.

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Thinking

How to reclaim meaning in a changing world

What if the barrier to a fulfilled life isn’t technology but culture?

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Neuropsych

Blaming our genes: The heritability of behavior

When it comes to behavior, genetics may play a larger role than you think.

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The Present

Why the USSR and China fell behind the US in the Chip Cold War

Both nations made missteps, but China still has a chance to make up lost ground.

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GENEVA – The United Nations food agency said on Friday a lack of funds had forced it to cut back rations for around one million people in Yemen, despite growing […]