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Dale Peck and Tom Eliot: Cool Pair *

Jun 29th, 2004 | Filed by

Criticism, gangster rap, extreme makeovers – all part of the entertainment industry.… Read the rest



Whither the US Public Intellectual? *

Jun 29th, 2004 | Filed by

Decline, advance? Better, worse? More insular, more public? Yes. Or no.… Read the rest



More than 4000 Scientists Protest *

Jun 29th, 2004 | Filed by

Scientists accuse Bush administration of twisting science for its own ideological ends.… Read the rest



Cellphones and Actor-observer Paradox *

Jun 28th, 2004 | Filed by

Mobiles give delusions of grandeur and a segregating sense of superiority.… Read the rest



Problems With the Precautionary Principle *

Jun 28th, 2004 | Filed by

Our obsession with keeping safe can expose us to new dangers.… Read the rest



The Guardian Considers ‘Presentism’ *

Jun 28th, 2004 | Filed by

How far off the hook should we let morally obtuse people who are long gone?… Read the rest



West and Central Africa at Risk of Polio *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Officials announced a 22-country synchronized vaccination campaign for autumn.… Read the rest



WHO: Vaccination to Resume in Nigeria *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Kano state to resume vaccinations after eight month boycott.… Read the rest



Polio Epidemic in Northern Nigeria *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Local government stopped giving vaccine last August.… Read the rest



Politics, Religion, Profit Infect Health Policy *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Ken Wiwa on the polio epidemic in Northern Nigeria.… Read the rest



Jamaican Gay Rights Activist Murdered *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Was pop-fuelled homophobia partly to blame?… Read the rest



‘Quack Autism Cures Must End’ *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Autism Intervention Research Trust says it will fund studies to see which treatments work and which do not.… Read the rest



Drink Fruit Juice to Survive Cancer, Says Prince Charles *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Somebody shut him up, please.… Read the rest



Not Worth Doing? Not Worth Doing Well *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Daniel Dennett on chmess and the wilting of 995 flowers.… Read the rest



Horrible Prediction *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

‘Ten or fifteen years from now, appeals to religious Americans will be an accepted part of liberal politics.’… Read the rest



Vetting of Government Scientists on WHO Panels *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Science is supposed to be an open process, not a government-approved one.… Read the rest



Astronomer Martin Rees Considers the Future *

Jun 27th, 2004 | Filed by

Our Final Century says we are on thin ice.… Read the rest



How the Brain Makes the Mind *

Jun 26th, 2004 | Filed by

William Calvin Review Soul Made Flesh and The Birth of the Mind.… Read the rest



Bush Protects Sugar Biz From Health Nuts *

Jun 26th, 2004 | Filed by

Sugar doesn’t make people fat, science makes people fat!… Read the rest



New Limits on Government Scientists *

Jun 26th, 2004 | Filed by

Experts now need approval before consulting with WHO.… Read the rest