Friday, October 27, 2017

How natural is numeracy? by Philip Ball

How natural is numeracy? by Philip Ball

The Mesh of Civilizations in the Global Network of Digital Communication by Bogdan State, Patrick Park, Ingmar Weber, and Michael Macy

The Mesh of Civilizations in the Global Network of Digital Communication by Bogdan State, Patrick Park, Ingmar Weber, and Michael Macy

Partisanship, Propaganda, and Disinformation: Online Media and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election from Berkman Klein Center Research Publication 2017-6

Partisanship, Propaganda, and Disinformation: Online Media and the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election from Berkman Klein Center Research Publication 2017-6

Genomic Analyses of Pre-European Conquest Human Remains from the Canary Islands Reveal Close Affinity to Modern North Africans by Ricardo Rodríguez-Varela, et al

Genomic Analyses of Pre-European Conquest Human Remains from the Canary Islands Reveal Close Affinity to Modern North Africans by Ricardo Rodríguez-Varela, et al

Saturday, October 7, 2017

The Democrats’ Gerrymandering Obsession by Jeff Greenfield

The Democrats’ Gerrymandering Obsession by Jeff Greenfield

The Misleading Metaphor of Decline by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

The Misleading Metaphor of Decline by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

Waiting for Columbus by Alastair Reid

Waiting for Columbus by Alastair Reid

A Failed Dominion by Nicholas Lemann

A Failed Dominion by Nicholas Lemann

Voyage of Discovery by Charles Tanford and Jacqueline Reynolds, New Scientist 19/26 December 1992

Voyage of Discovery by Charles Tanford and Jacqueline Reynolds, New Scientist 19/26 December 1992

How History Made the Constitution by Hiller B. Zobel

How History Made the Constitution by Hiller B. Zobel

Whistler in the Dark by Adam Gopnik

Whistler in the Dark by Adam Gopnik

N.C. by Andrew Wyeth

N.C. by Andrew Wyeth

A Case of Melancholia by John Updike

A Case of Melancholia by John Updike

The Life and Times Roy Cohn by Geoffrey C. Ward

The Life and Times Roy Cohn by Geoffrey C. Ward

A Very Private Person by Hugo Vickers The Spectator 21/28 December 1991

A Very Private Person by Hugo Vickers

The Culture of Death—and of Disdain by Peggy Noonan

The Culture of Death—and of Disdain by Peggy Noonan

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Take Back the Ivory Tower by Alice Dreger

Take Back the Ivory Tower by Alice Dreger

Mass Killings: An Evolutionary Perspective by Robert J King

Mass Killings: An Evolutionary Perspective by Robert J King

Marco Rubio’s claim that no recent mass shootings would have been prevented by gun laws by Glenn Kessler

Marco Rubio’s claim that no recent mass shootings would have been prevented by gun laws by Glenn Kessler

Depriving the Well-Off Won't Help the Working Class by Noah Smith

Depriving the Well-Off Won't Help the Working Class by Noah Smith

The ‘myth’ of language history: languages do not share a single history but different components evolve along different trajectories and at different rates from The Max Planck Institute

The ‘myth’ of language history: languages do not share a single history but different components evolve along different trajectories and at different rates from The Max Planck Institute

Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060 by Ashton M. Verderya and Rachel Margolis

Projections of white and black older adults without living kin in the United States, 2015 to 2060 by Ashton M. Verderya and Rachel Margolis

Is Air Pollution Killing Millions? Not In The United States Of America by Alex Berezow

Is Air Pollution Killing Millions? Not In The United States Of America by Alex Berezow

A Route to Well-being: Intelligence vs. Wise Reasoning by Igor Grossmann

A Route to Well-being: Intelligence vs. Wise Reasoning by Igor Grossmann

Why Do Smart People Do Foolish Things? by Heather A. Butler

Why Do Smart People Do Foolish Things? by Heather A. Butler