February 2012
1 post
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“If you are building a social media strategy today, you absolutely need to...”
– Dispersion and Entropy In Social Media
January 2012
6 posts
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“Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned an invisible government owing no...”
– Theodore Roosevelt 1912
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WatchAmerica’s top companies spend more money on lobbying than they pay in taxes.
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“The OECD ranks the United States roughly on a level with Mexico, Chile, and...”
– What Future for Occupy Wall Street?
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“The apocalyptic mind convinces people that if they bring everything down around...”
– Republicans for Revolution
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“It’s people who grew up on the Web versus people who don’t use it. In...”
– The Danger of an Attack on Piracy Online - SOPA
December 2011
6 posts
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“All of man’s problems come from his inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
– The Joy of Quiet
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“We can’t underestimate the power of the collapse of institutional religion...”
– Many say ‘So What?’ to God, religion, atheism
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“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tried to push through a...”
– Climate Scientists Hampered in Study of 2011 Extremes
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“You have to take another politician’s ego, double it, and add cheese and a side...”
– Newt Gingrich’s Self-Adoration
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“At its core, yoga is a scientific and systematic approach to guide one toward...”
– Yoga: It’s Not a Religion
November 2011
1 post
“In the Rockdale County Schools in Conyers, Ga., east of Atlanta, the percentage...”
– Surge in Free School Lunches Reflects Economic Crisis
October 2011
1 post
“Someone looking for “a rap song to help Chinese students learn English” has...”
– How Did the Robot End Up With My Job?
September 2011
3 posts
“A 2008 poll found that when people were asked whether they had “ever used a...”
– Our Hidden Government Benefits
“What this means is that modern conservatism is actually a deeply radical...”
– Free to Die
“I would do what I thought made me happy or how I felt. I have no other way of...”
– If It Feels Right
August 2011
2 posts
“The real question facing America, even in purely fiscal terms, isn’t whether...”
– Credibility, Chutzpah and Debt
“A majority of children in all racial groups and 79 percent or more of black and...”
– The Decade of Lost Children
June 2011
3 posts
“What were we thinking? How did we not panic when the evidence was so obvious...”
– The Earth Is Full - NYTimes.com
“The United Kingdom, where, on average, people live longer than in the U.S.,...”
– Outsource Evaluation to the British - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
May 2011
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April 2011
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“Health care workers’ failure to clean their hands is the most important cause of...”
– Hand-Washing for Patient Survival - NYTimes.com
Five myths about vegans →
Eating vegan one day a week lowers your carbon footprint more than eating local every day of the week.
Font Size May Not Aid Learning, but Its Style Can →
And so it goes, researchers say, with most study sessions: difficulty builds mental muscle, while ease often builds only confidence.
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The War Behind the Abortion War →
A large part of the anti-abortion community is also anti-contraception.
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Giving Doctors Orders →
Dr. Peter Pronovost of Johns Hopkins has been able to prove in a national program that you can curb infections and reduce mortality rates in I.C.U.’s by adhering to checklists, creating accountability and fostering a culture where patients, their families and even nurses and residents feel freer to challenge doctors.
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Anchor Away : The New Yorker →
There is an end-of-the-day feeling to the nightly-news half hour—there’s ad after ad for products that treat all the things that go wrong with your body after you’re fifty … and always, in stories about pharmaceutical companies or warnings about drugs, the same shot of pills moving rapidly along a conveyor belt.
March 2011
3 posts
WatchHans Rosling and the magic washing machine.
“I think many of our systems do not operate as if things could go wrong,” Hunter...”
“In France, the nobility rebuffed the state’s efforts to tax them, so the burden...”
– Francis Fukuyama’s New History of Human Social Structures - NYTimes.com
February 2011
3 posts
“It can be quite humbling to see doctors in Africa and South America detect fluid...”
– Treat the Patient, Not the CT Scan - NYTimes.com
“The predators at the top, billionaires and millionaires, are pitting ordinary...”
– Absorbing the Pain - NYTimes.com
“The public has a distorted view of science, because children are taught in...”
– How We Know by Freeman Dyson
January 2011
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“Did you know that adults in their prime working years are more likely to be...”
– Their Own Private Europe - NYTimes.com
“The United States? We came in 15th in reading, 23rd in science and 31st in math.”
– China’s Winning Schools? - NYTimes.com
“We’re losing eight children and teenagers a day to gun violence. As far as young...”
– A Flood Tide of Murder - NYTimes.com
“The unaffiliated are the fastest-growing religious category in America....”
– Religion and Representation - NYTimes.com
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“How fast a person walks is a good predictor of longevity. An 80-year-old who...”
– Study: Walking speed appears to predict longevity in seniors
December 2010
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“Did the bill pledging federal funds for the health care of 9/11 responders...”
– Jon Stewart’s Advocacy Role in 9/11 Bill Passage - NYTimes.com
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“T. S. Eliot, one of the greatest poets our country has ever produced, wrote...”
– Solitude and Leadership: an article by William Deresiewicz | The American Scholar
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“Brown will sometimes gather her students — who are accomplished adults — and...”
– The Arduous Community - NYTimes.com
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“The minimum wage and mandated overtime pay were steps “in the direction of...”
– Opposition to Health Law Is Steeped in Tradition
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“ ‘We’d like to come help you,’ ” he quoted the nearest big urban county...”
– Park Rangers’ Big Threat Is Humans - NYTimes.com
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“a new study reports that patients who took aspirin regularly for a period of...”
– Aspirin Helps Reduce Cancer Deaths, Study Finds - NYTimes.com
November 2010
10 posts
“The best thing the president could do right now is declare his support for the...”
– Get It Right - NYTimes.com
“We are now in a period in which cynicism is running rampant, and selfishness and...”
– A Gift From Long Ago - NYTimes.com