Silicon Valley’s Siege of Higher Ed
The new tech boom in the Bay Area isn’t just driving up rents in San Francisco; it’s also…
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Maybe A Little Less Dictatorship In Our Tanks
Here’s a seemingly obscure bureaucratic decision that could have big moral implications. Yesterday the SEC (Securities Exchange Commission)…
Bowling Alone at the Supreme Court
What happens when your findings get away from you? In 2007, the Harvard political scientist Robert Putnam, most…
Things We Know That Aren’t True, Poverty and Terrorism Edition
You might think that poverty breeds terrorism. It’s a fairly intuitive view, and it has been trumpeted by…
‘Power Gloat’ Ready to Take the Field
Back in 2010 we told you about how “power poses”—open, expansive positions of the body—actually made test subjects…
Is the Apple-ocalypse Upon Us? UPDATED
I’m a big apple guy. So imagine my dismay on Friday when the USDA staged a classic end-of-the-week…
Life Expectancy, the Anti-Vaccine Movement, and How Individuals Started to Take Credit for Growing Old
Longer life expectancy is one of the hallmarks of modern American life — one of those facts that…
Today in Mysterious Athletic Tape: Now It’s for Horses Too
Debate continues to rage over the effectiveness of Kinesio Tape, the colorful substance so many London Olympians, Tour…
Angry Spanish Now Dancing in Bank Lobbies, Are Good At It
Since last spring, a Seville-based performance group calling itself Flo6x8 has been sending trained dancers into the lobbies…
Track Your Favorite Super PAC
For a closer look at where Super PAC money is coming from, see Maplight’s State of Influence Super…