The Public Pension Story You Weren’t Reading About (Until Recently)
There’s a lot of talk about the sorry state of pensions in America, both the increasing lack of…
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Study: Yep, Texting While Crossing the Street Is Not Great
Via the Seattle Times: A study of more than 1,100 Seattle pedestrians in the optimistically titled journal Injury…
Friend Request Denied: The UC Logo Debacle
Here are the dueling logos. Which could possibly be the new one? This time last year, protest was…
Why HSBC Failed to Notice (Allegedly) That It Was Laundering Money for Drug Gangs
A few hours ago, the wires broke that Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), one of the world’s…
Finally, Perhaps, Answers to the Question of Whether We Are All Sims
University of Washington scientists think they've found a way to test Nick Bostrom's controversial 2003 theory.
Golden Dawn Doing Irony Now
Among the new breed of politicians with a sense of humor, go ahead and add, reluctantly, Greek Nazis.…
Take a Tablet and Wake Up Smarter?
The One Laptop Per Child initiative is still struggling to find cheap computers for the developing world.
French Semen Is Not What It Used To Be
French men are losing sperm, and not in the fun way, according to a new study in Human…
Are Politicians Getting Funnier? Or Just Relaxing?
Australian PM Julia Gillard’s formal address today announcing the end of the world (“Whether the final blow comes…
Back to Brain Damage
No, Kansas City Chiefs player Javon Belcher's murder-suicide probably didn't have anything to do with traumatic brain injury. But the league still has a problem on its hands.