Cilantro Hatred Explained by Modern Science
But not, according to your coriander-loving correspondent, excused: Julia Child loathed the stuff, one in six Nature staff (informally surveyed)…
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Move Over Meth, Czech Moonshine Is Real Problem
A couple days ago Marc Herman told us that while Europe doesn’t have the meth habit the United…
Mediocre Report Card for Charter Schools
Do students attending charter schools outperform their peers? The highly charged issue is the subject of intense debate…
Regarding Libya
An open thread: The attack that killed US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three of his staff appears to…
The Cheapest Way to Fight Climate Change? Block Out the Sun
This summer, the volume and extent of arctic sea ice fell to the lowest level on record; America…
Caring for Aging Parents Will Age You
Via MedicalExpress: Just in time for the largest generation in American history to retire, Case Western University researchers…
Is America’s ‘Strategic Pivot’ Towards China Premature?
In the cover story of our inaugural issue back in April, we took note of the Obama administration’s…
Medicare: Good! Government: Bad!
I’ve always wondered about those enraged seniors who purportedly shouted “Keep the government’s hands off my Medicare!”—an anecdote…
Plentiful Natural Gas, Get It While It’s Cold
Back in May Bruce Dorminey outlined the potential benefits of tapping methane hydrates—a “frozen combo of methane gas…
More Awesome Robots: The Cheetah That is Faster than Usain Bolt
As long as Marc Herman is talking tigers, we might as well talk cheetahs. Good mental health break;…