Politics & Current Affairs — February 14, 2011

Yemen in 3 Minutes

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The Yemen expert gives a quick snapshot of the most important things you need to know about the country teetering on the brink of revolt.

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Strange Maps

Why China is eating its tiny neighbor, Bhutan

As Beijing encroaches on the territory of the Himalayan kingdom, its ultimate aim is leverage over India.

A silhouette of a paranormal investigator stands in a dark, cluttered attic, holding a bright light source that sharply illuminates their outline.

Big Think Books

Why don’t Americans trust experts? Just ask a paranormal investigator.

For his new book, “The Ghost Lab,” Matt Hongoltz-Hetling spent time with paranormal investigators to understand their relationship with science and society.

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Business

The end of extraction and the rise of abundance

Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.

Timeline of the universe from the Big Bang, as described in cosmology, showing inflation, formation of atoms, stars, galaxies, and expansion to the present day over 13.8 billion years.

Starts With A Bang

How to understand the Universe’s most important equation

If you want to understand the Universe, cosmologically, you just can’t do it without the Friedmann equation. With it, the cosmos is yours.

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Smart Skills

The hidden cost of chasing clarity

Clarity driven by anxiety rarely lasts.

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