Social Science

The Depressed History Job Market

polymeme — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:23 -0500

WWW.INSIDEHIGHERED.COM :This year’s decline in academic jobs in history may be 15 percent or higher, according to preliminary data presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association... READ MORE

Scientists dismiss 'detox myth'

polymeme — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:50:23 -0500

BBC NEWS :There is no evidence that products widely promoted to help the body "detox" work, scientists warn... READ MORE

Can Partisanship Save Citizenship?

polymeme — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:22:46 -0500

THE AMERICAN PROSPECT ARTICLES :Public intellectuals don't agree on much. However, in recent years they seemed to nearly unanimously believe that American public life was in terrible shape... READ MORE

Beware of Pity

polymeme — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:50:18 -0500

NEW YORKER :In 1999, the Croatian novelist Slavenka Drakulić visited The Hague to observe the trials for war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia... READ MORE

Nine Inch Nails Album Generated $1.6 Million in First Week (Updated)

polymeme — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:00:37 -0500

WIRED: ENTERTAINMENT :Trying to find out how much money Radiohead made from the digital release of In Rainbows was like pulling teeth... READ MORE

New wind turbine could dramatically increase generation efficiency

polymeme — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:40 -0500

AUTOBLOGGREEN :One of the primary reasons that current wind turbines have to be so large is that most of the energy is lost as the air flows off the end of the blades. That size increases the cost and reduces the density of turbines that can be installed... READ MORE

Scientists discover true love

polymeme — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:50:18 -0500

TIMESONLINE :SCIENTISTS have discovered true love. Brain scans have proved that a small number of couples can respond with as much passion after 20 years as most people exhibit only in the first flush of love... READ MORE

Gaza 2008: Micro-Wars and Macro-Wars

polymeme — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:50:18 -0500

INFORMED COMMENT :With regard to the Arab-Israeli conflict, we have entered the age of micro-wars. The first wars that Israel fought with its Arab neighbors were conventional struggles in which infantry, artillery, armor and air forces played central roles. ... READ MORE

Israel has plenty of tactics for war, but none for peace

polymeme — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:56:43 -0500

GUARDIAN :All those involved, and most of those following the bloodshed in Gaza from afar, are sure who is in the right and who is in the wrong... READ MORE

JPG Magazine Says Goodbye

polymeme — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:00:31 -0500

JPG MAGAZINE : Today is a particularly sad day for all of us at JPG and 8020 Media.We've spent the last few months trying to make the business behind JPG sustain itself... READ MORE