“That there are seemingly endless metaphors and universal life lessons that can be gleaned from baseball is one of the many things that make the game so interesting.”
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The immune system has been found to target viruses inside cells, suggesting new strategies against infections including the common cold and winter vomiting bug.”
Spiegel sees the U. S. as despondent, hopeless, pessimistic and with a political system plagued by lobbyism and stark hatred, and incapable of reaching consistent decisions.
“A democracy is strengthened when its citizens are confronted with the raw truths that follow from the choices of their elected leaders.” The New Yorker on WikiLeaks.
“Why does the name ‘Hitler’ still hold this magical fascination?” Cornelia Günther reviews only the second exhibition in Germany ever dedicated to Adolf Hitler.
Was the development of computing the most significant technological advance of the twentieth century? The Economist hosts an online forum for debate.
A study from the U.K. says that while heroin causes the user harm, the adverse effects of alcohol on the wider community are significantly greater.
“China may not matter quite as much as you think.” The Economist says that while China is becoming the world’s biggest market, it cannot replace the world market.
“The elimination of poverty ought to be within our grasp, and yet for hundreds of millions of people over the globe, it remains but a dream. Why can’t the world’s wealth be shared?”
“Halliburton isn’t on the ballot next Tuesday, but it might as well be.” Robert Reich says the midterm elections are a referendum on corporate control of Washington D.C.
In place of ethanol production largely judged to be harmful to the environment and automobile engines, new producers are making hydrocarbon fuel from cellulose.
“Does a flourishing economy depend on delusion?” Virginia Postrel says the overly optimistic attitude of entrepreneurs is essential for a continually productive economy.
A conversation with the sex advice columnist.
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The idea that one instance of infidelity should ruin a relationship is a new—and misguided—notion.
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Despite giving people sex advice for a living, Savage screwed up the “birds and the bees” talk with his own son. Like most adults, he forgot to explain the concept […]
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For the most part, raising a child with two fathers has been totally normal, says the advice columnist. But it has led to some hilarious situations.
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There’s a lot of bad advice that tells teens to come out regardless of their family situation. “Not everyone is in a position where that it wise or safe,” he […]
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The advice columnist, normally quite critical of religion, tells us how a Catholic priest helped his mother come to terms with his homosexuality.
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Religious people have to reconcile themselves to ignore what the Bible says about gay people—the same way they ignore what the Bible says about polyester, lobster, figs, and women.
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“If Israel refuses to implement a settlement freeze in keeping with international law.. the answer is to hold Israel accountable to what a just and lasting peace demands.”
“Unlike most claims from politicians that intellectual property only provides benefits, (the Vatican) notes that the economic research is ‘contradictory.’
“Is the new crop of hyperrealistic military video games driving home the reality of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, or simply exploiting them?”
“A physicist needs to decide what features of the problem are relevant and which features can be ignored, how to represent the problem in different ways…”
The game trains you to focus on what your opponent is thinking and planning—a discipline that is useful on the chessboard and in the boardroom.
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Players from Brooklyn want “to rip your heart out, cook it, and eat it later.”
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“My team at the U.K. Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge has come up with the ultimate test of intelligence,” says Adrian Owen.
If you are a startup looking for investors, stay as close to home as possible. Forbes’ Maureen Farrell says fundraising rounds will be shorter and less frequent if you do.
“Having at least one female sibling makes us happier and less prone to depression, especially if our parents were divorced. This effect seems to persist into adulthood.”
The jungle has often been a metaphor for the breakdown of morality. Think “Heart of Darkness” or “Aguirre: Wrath of God.” And now we have a true story to add […]