Counting the Stars
Graphic representations of how movie stars and their critics rate, according to Metacritic.com.
Browsing Tag
November-December 2009
16 posts
These Art Critics Love to Ruffle Feathers
Professor Shigeru Watanabe from Keio University in Japan, writing in the journal Animal Cognition, says pigeons can use color, pattern and texture to distinguish good paintings from bad.
Looking Back in Anger
An esteemed professor rightly takes AIDS denialists to task, but his valuable history of the movement is at times a caustic read.
Curiosity: The Killer Catalyst
Psychologist Todd Kashdan explores the many benefits of cultivating curiosity.
The Real Cost of Ransom
How can the U.S. and Europe keep ship owners from paying ransoms that make Somali pirates more dangerous?
A Home Remedy For Day Care
Jessica Sager and Janna Wagner train home-based child care providers for the poor neighborhoods that need them most.
40 Years of Muppetology 101
How to get to Sesame Street? Take Wonk Way and turn left on Research Road.
Before the Flood
The U.S. spends billions on levees, but river flooding still causes havoc across the country. Vermont has a better way.
The Inside Dope on Snitching
A law professor explains how to keep criminal informants from duping prosecutors, police and the rest of us.