Politics & Current Affairs — August 31, 2009

3 in one environmental energy resource

The idea is a simple one. Design a “fleet” of platforms that harness the energy of the sea winds, solar and the waves. We at Club Class Concierge are always looking for new ideas to invest in.

mike milroy

The idea is a simple one. Design a “fleet” of platforms that harness the energy of the sea winds, solar and the waves. We at Club Class Concierge are always looking for new ideas to invest in. See www.clubclassconcierge.com

a computer generated image of a human brain.

Thinking

The great free will debate featuring Michio Kaku and Steven Pinker

Who — or what — really controls your mind?

Building destroyed by the Halifax Explosion. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C.

The Past

The largest accidental explosion of all time

More than a century ago, Halifax suffered an accidental blast one-fifth the size of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

a collage of photos of a man with a hat and a book.

High Culture

6 great books with wildly unreliable narrators

Dive into the twisted truths and concealed realities told by literature’s most unreliable narrators.

a group of five matches on a pink background.

The Well

Signs you’re burned out — and how to bounce back

If you don’t feel better after the weekend, the “burnout paradox” could explain why.

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Laurie Santos

Starts With A Bang

The trick to instantly identifying JWST images

If you can identify a foreground star, the spike patterns are a dead giveaway as to whether it’s a JWST image or any other observatory.

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Guest Thinkers

Environment 101: Breathing Earth Simulator

“View the most impressive site of the world! – Δείτε το πιο εντυπωσιακό site του κόσμου!”rnBreathing Earth. This real-time simulation displays the CO2 emissions of every country in the world, as well as their birth and death rates.(Suggested by John Patra, Greek blogger extraordinaire, a not to be missed site.)