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One survey found that 90% of all the information on blogs and independent media sites was repackaged from traditional news sources.

The answer lies somewhere in between, says Nisbet.

Nisbet talks about his new blog, which will discuss the intersections of communication, culture, and public affairs.

A conversation with the professor and blogger.

Knife thrower David Adamovich walks us through some of his most popular stunts.

Though Throwdini’s first target was a man, all the rest since have been women. Part of the act’s appeal is wondering what happens off-stage, he says.

The most dangerous stunt “The Great Throwdini” has ever attempted involved catching bullets, knives, and arrows—and it did not go according to plan.

The Great Throwdini shows us his favorite projectiles and explains the mechanics of making them always hit the right spot.

David Adamovich didn’t start throwing knives until he was 50 years old. He admits that in his career as a thrower he’s “scraped” a girl. But “I’ve never impaled the […]

A conversation with the world’s fastest knife-thrower.

Abrams weighs in on the Supreme Court’s free speech decisions on the non-profit corporation Citizens United’s right to broadcast a film critical of Hilary Clinton ahead of the 2008 election […]

Abrams’ initial interest was in English law, which is less protective of free speech. As he learned more about the role that journalists can play at their best—and about the […]

Our understanding of the First Amendment is in flux. According to Abrams, these five cases have deeply shaped how freedoms of speech, press, and religion have come to be defined.

Abrams, who worked on the Pentagon Papers case, talks about how Julian Assange’s exposés about U.S. policy are different from Daniel Ellsberg’s revelations about Vietnam.

The U.S. has an “astonishing” and “breathtaking” degree of freedom for people, organizations, and institutions to have their say. Abrams talks about where this freedom meets its limits.

The legendary First Amendment lawyer gives a primer on what everyone needs to know about freedoms of religion, speech and press.

A conversation with the legendary First Amendment attorney.

The philosopher thinks that parents of babies that have the more severe variances of diseases like spina bifida should have the right to end their child’s life “swiftly and humanely.”

Dr. Stone explains what motivates men who commit serial sexual homicide and whether or not they are born evil.

Thanks to MRI and fMRI bran scans, we now know much more about how damage to or deficiencies in certain parts of the brain may underlie “evil” behavior.

Evil is so subjective that what we perceive as evil, Islamic terrorists do not, says Stone. But we can all agree that Bernie Madoff is evil.

Some children—thankfully few—are born without a conscience or the ability to feel compassion.

We’re all guilty of a little Facebook stalking now and then, but the men Stone describes are driven to extreme lengths by their obsessions.

Psychiatrist Michael Stone explains his 22-point scale of evil, ranging from justified homicide to crimes so shocking and unspeakable they “take your breath away.”

An interview with the Columbia University forensic psychiatrist.

The famous developer of Perl talks about his work set-up, how he works best, and why he sometimes procrastinates.

“But when good taste becomes mandatory, then it’s not really good taste any more—it’s just manners,” says Wall.

The “Lord of the Rings” characters embody what Wall sees as the three virtues of good programmers: laziness, impatience, and hubris.

Programmer Larry Page offers language suggestions to amateur programmers who might not know exactly where to start.

Computer programming is a lot like writing a recipe. If you’ve read a recipe, you know what the structure of a recipe is and you can copy the format to […]