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In The New Scientist Perspectives Section this month, James Flynn argues for a confrontation of issues surrounding race and IQ. His research into changing IQ scores over the past few decades (the Flynn Effect) demonstrates that environmental, not genetic factors underlie the lower IQ scores of African Americans. This leads him to ask some uncomfortable […]
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On Mission and Money, Economic Principles had some kind words yesterday. ‘The book appears at a propitious time. Just last week, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Peter Welch (D-Vermont) convened a daylong session in Washington with a couple dozen college presidents in order to pressure them to spend their endowments more freely, especially on financial […]
Read MoreAfter chants of “Drill, baby, drill” at the Republican National Convention, a Democratic Congress has changed their attitudes on offshore drilling. From the New York Times: ‘Even more surprising, the turnabout is led by the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, who has a history of fighting oil drilling going back to the early days of her […]
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The writer’s life hasn’t changed much. Move to the big city, live in a tiny apartment, and get dragged down by all the distractions and frustrations that accompany this process. When I moved to New York, I had the same demoralizing situation; jobless for several months; interning for free. So I can relate to Darwin’s […]
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For a unique window into what we go through in the publishing industry, even as book review sections and reviewers are slashed left and right, The Guardian’s Book Blog: There are many zany tactics adopted by publishers and authors to get their books noticed, but how about giving them away for free? John Warner, chief […]
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Trading a kidney for tickets to see Obama at the DNC. On Craigslist. Good deal? Trustworthy? I’m not sure, but at least they picked a very well rendered, accurate picture of a kidney, courtesy of *ahem* Cambridge University Press’ A.D.A.M. Atlas of Anatomy. Plus, it’s hilarious. Click to embiggen. Thanks to Laura for pointing this […]
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A pregnant daughter, a state trooper firing, and the "bridge to nowhere" which she may or may not have supported (I'm not sure how that one goes). Sarah Palin has shrugged off scandals that would threaten to bring other politicians a lot of grief.
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Update: This is last week’s puzzle, click here for this week’s puzzle! It’s that time again! I’ve got another problem from Martin Gardner’s Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube, and another copy available to win. We’ll move on to the other of the two first volumes in a couple weeks. Find this week’s puzzle after […]
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