I spent last night in an Egyptian hospital – don’t ask, not serious – but the time away from my computer and books with only BBC Arabic and al-Arabiya gave […]
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Will man really become immortal in the year 2045? The singularity movement is gaining momentum in the science world and in the media.
Motivational psychologist Scott Rigby explains why we can’t stop playing.
One of the most disappointing moments in an otherwise fairly encouraging Republican New Hampshire debate was that none of the seven candidates would continue federal funding for human space flight. […]
China’s rising wages are propelling global prices higher, heralding the possible end of an era of cheap goods just as the U.S. prepares to meet Chinese officials and push for faster yuan appreciation.
Yesterday, we celebrated Father’s Day. Today, let’s celebrate the wisdom of the female investor – or more specifically, what it is that generally makes her more financially successful over the […]
The death of Osama Bin Laden caught the country by surprise. There was no warning, no preamble, no crescendo of media build up, just a simple announcement that crackled through […]
UPDATE 8:00 PM (Eastern): It looks like Bariloche is being heaviest hit by the ash from the eruption – looks like a lot of ash on the ground in the resort town. You can see […]
Late last week Frank Cilluffo and Clint Watts released a policy brief from George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute entitled “Yemen and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: Exploiting a […]
What do Rush Limbaugh, John Boehner, James Inhofe, and George Will have in common? Several things. They are influential members of society, ‘elites’ who have a big effect on […]
So the third suggestion of Hacker and Dreifus in HIGHER EDUCATION concerns avoiding PLAGIARISM. Plagiarism is easier than ever these days–thanks to the abundant resources on the web. And the ingenuity […]
Well, when it rains, it pours. We’ve gone from some rather sparse Smithsonian/USGS Global Volcanism Program Weekly Volcanic Activity Reports to a quite busy one. So, in an attempt to […]
I am buried in the final days of the spring semester (and academic year), so I thought it might be a good time to post a new Mystery Volcano Photo. […]
For most of us, eight hours of sleep is excellent and six hours is no good, but what about if we split the difference? What is the threshold below which cognitive function begins to flag?
Disputes about evidence in social science can drag on for decades. I bet many a researcher has fantasized about the day when a world-famous panel of judges looks at the […]
The argument for or against e-books always seems to boil down to one central issue: e-books can not be touched, bookmarked and lovingly annotated in the same way that real […]
Have you noticed that something in the digital zeitgeist has changed the way we think about creativity and commerce? Artists are no longer just “artists” – they are now entrepreneurs, […]
One of my favorite outdated slang phrases is “drop a dime,” which alludes to the days when a phone call still cost 10 cents and means to tell the truth […]
It is late where I’m at, and a lot has happened in Yemen today. Yesterday I tried to give a brief overview of events in Yemen, the why and how […]
Released just yesterday, Physics of the Future is my most ambitious book to date. Based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists, who are already inventing the […]
As many of you know, today we saw a new eruption at Grímsvötn under Vatnajökull in Iceland – its first eruption since 2004 … and boy, it was a doozy. […]
The NASA Earth Observatory has been doing an excellent job of monitoring the eruption at Eritrea’s Nabro using all their eyes in the sky. The latest image, taken from the […]
Resolving the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is one thing that could really make a lasting difference in our relations with the Middle East.
So here’s a rare treat: The leading historian of our Founding (Gordon Wood) receives a thoughtful and sympathetic–but indirectly somewhat critical–review by our leading political scientific student of our Founding (James […]
There probably isn’t a flashpoint in science right now as touchy as climate (well, maybe evolution). When it comes to climate change, everyone has an opinion and everyone thinks their […]
Apparently it’s Richard Elmore Day in my electronic inboxes today. Here are two great quotes… From Using technology to move beyond schools (Elmore & City): With rare exceptions, schools currently […]
When I was a grad student at Berkeley years ago, it was famous for not only finding new elements on the periodic chart, but also finding the anti-proton, the anti-particle […]
Three months after popular protests began in earnest, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Salih continues to cling to power. His military has split. Powerful tribal shaykhs have deserted him and protesters […]
Driving or walking down the street to a supermarket is not a problem for the majority of the United States. With this one action, most households are able to purchase […]
Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised. Some of the most enthusiastic about the upcoming Royal Wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William are American friends of mine. We have already despatched […]