February 8, 2012
January 12, 2012
If curatorship is essential to managing the volume of culture, the small bookstore will remain indispensable
December 28, 2012
Key Insights From 2011
From economic historians to evolutionary biologists, exercise physiologists, epidemiologists, cyber security mavens, market analysts, and short-story writers, what were their "wow" moments from the past year?
December 13, 2011
Harvard Prof Spins Scary Soup Study: Media Swallow
November 24, 2011
New Research Slays A Myth Of Weight Loss That's Hard To Stomach
November 18, 2011
Breast Cancer Fund Scary Thanksgiving Study Is A Turkey
November 16, 2011
BPA and Babies: New Research From FDA Focuses On What Happens In Womb
November 14, 2011
Is Soda A Smoking Gun For Teen Violence �” Or Just Statistical Illiteracy?
November 02, 2011
Top Government Scientists Challenge Leading Anti-BPA Researcher On Misrepresentation, Ties To Trial Lawyers, And Claiming He Refuted Specific Research Years Before It Was Actually Published.
October 27, 2011
Mother Jones Smears Susan G. Komen For The Cure
October 5, 2011
Don't Inject BPA Into Your Breasts - And That Goes For Men Too!
September 22, 2011
The Breast Cancer Fund's Despicable Class Warfare
September 21, 2011
CDC Finds Moderate Drinking Leads To Longer Life; Buries Finding
September 20, 2011
Why You Should Trust The FDA (And Not Dr. Oz)
September 19, 2011
ABC's Persecution Of Presidential Award-Winning Scientist Continues
September 2, 2011
Ireland's Big Gay Presidential Farce
August 5, 2011
"Majestically Scientific" Federal Study On BPA Has Stunning Findings: So Why Is The Media Ignoring It?
A study described by one of the world’s leading endocrinologists as “beautifully designed and executed” with “fundamentally important implications” for public health is getting no love from the media, despite answering the key question in one of the biggest scientific controversies of the past decade.
July 25, 2011
ABC News Attacks Scientist Who Exposed Bias In Obesity Research
University of Alabama biostatistician David Allison caused a stir when he showed how public health experts distort data to advance good causes. So ABC News went after him.
Forbes.com, June 22, 2011
Wikileaks Versus China Telecom
December 01, 2010
Who was responsible for the biggest, baddest security breach in 2010?
The Pilgrims Versus The TSA
November 24, 2010
A Woody Allen state of mind is one thing on screen; it's another when it's the state we're in, and it has us, literally, by the balls.
A Modest Proposal For Rescuing Ireland: Start Selling It Off
November 16, 2010
Ireland isn't just a country, it's a global brand. Time for a new kind of investor.
Obama's Media Problem
November 11, 2010
You can't be a great communicator if you don't know how to speak to the press
Is It Better To Shoot Up Or Smoke Pot Than Have A Shot?
November 03, 2010
Professor Nutt wants us to have a rational conversation about drug risk. Ooops!
How To Lose Women In An Election
November 01, 2010
Equal pay was supposed to be a grand theme of the Obama administration; instead, it was...um... lipstick is going to kill you?
Election Study: Evening News Teed Off With Politics
October 27, 2010
The only things worse than the parties are their policies.
Obama's Lesson For The Tea Party
October 25, 2010
Don't believe your hype
Why The President Should Fire His Speechwriters
October 25, 2010
Obama forged his presidency in equivocation, evasion, and platitudes; FDR, discipline and leadership.
Nightmare On Dem Street
October 22, 2010
What would FDR make of Obama's rhetorical presidency - it all started with a lousy speech?
Pay More Tax And Cheat Death!
October 15, 2010
Coffer this: A new study claims that more tax on alcohol will save lives and give states much needed spending money.
Another Call To Rewrite The Internet
October 14, 2010
Stop wasting money on temporary fixes to cyber insecurity says counter terrorism expert.
Dim Reading in Geekville
October 13, 2010
Does the media really know what's happening in cyberspace?
The Biggest Mistake in Corporate History
September 30, 2010
A decade ago, the media gushed over the AOL Time Warner merger; The companies have learned from their mistakes, but what about the media?
The Tea Party And The Return of Media Bias
September 30, 2010
Forbes.com
The Internet empowered Netroots; now it's empowering the Tea Party: Why aren't journalists celebrating both?
The Year of Geek Terror
September 27, 2010
As malware evolves, is the Internet a dinosaur?
The War Against Iran Has Already Started
September 21, 2010
Forbes.com
The Hiroshima of cyber war doesn't have to happen, it just has to look possible; it now looks possible.
Is The EPA About To Shut Down Urban Renewal Across The U.S.?
September 15, 2010
A controversial proposal could mean shipping massive amounts of soil to Canada for incineration
Beware The Internet As Liberation Theology
September 08, 2010
The claims made for the web as a socially transformative technology are belied by an increasing amount of data
From Hope To Nope
September 02, 2010
A November catastrophe for the Democrats brings out the conspiracy theories.
Save The Hipster!
August 24, 2010
The media gang up on a perfectly good word.
Are Facebook's Days Numbered?
August 17, 2010
Google arms itself to take on social networking.
A Gulf Between Obama And Katrina
August 10, 2010
Late-night comedy savaged the Brits, not Obama, for the disaster.
The Reign Of The Ban
August 03, 2010
Does San Francisco's new law on cellphones signal a global panic?
It's The Inaccuracy, Stupid
July 27, 2010
Andrew Breitbart screwed up, but traditional journalism won't triumph through gloating.
When A Tweet Becomes A Thought Crime
July 13, 2010
In the new media landscape everyone's a victim.
Stop The Presses!
July 06, 2010
How can the media embrace the mobile revolution when it still can't solve desktop-based Internet?
The Fifth Wave Of Computing
June 29, 2010
Why the next decade of journalism will depend on engineers for survival.
Keep Presidential Speeches Smart
June 22, 2010
When addressing the nation, Obama should ignore his critics and just be himself.
New Rules Of Engagement
June 15, 2010
Is there any real warfare in cyberwar?
Hitler's Second Wind In The Press
June 08, 2010
Stop comparing politicians and current events to the Nazi dictator.
Social Nutworking
May 25, 2010
Procter and Gamble has a virtual ''War of the Worlds'' moment.
News Doesn't Appeal To Young People
May 18, 2010
After all, what's in it for them?
Note To 'Newsweek': Jesus Sells
May 12, 2010
How the flailing publication can benefit from a divine approach.
Not-So-Risky Business
April 27, 2010
Two worst-case scenarios prove less deadly than expected.
Kid Bloggers And Cult Leaders
April 13, 2010
Washington, D.C. is still chasing the next Walter Lippmann.
Sucked Into China's Internet
April 07, 2010
Cybersecurity's ''worst nightmare'' became a reality in March.
Neuroscience And Literary Theory: A Match Made In Nonsense
April 01, 2010
English professors doing neuroscience very badly.
The Future Of Journalism
March 31, 2010
Why it shouldn't receive government funding and become a public good.
Satmars, Simone de Beauvoir And semicolons
March 25, 2010
The despised semicolon is indispensable to the art and architecture of prose.
The Race Between Technology And Journalism
March 24, 2010
Why the agile will inherit the media.
Not So Bright Young People
March 18, 2010
When He-Evelyn met She-Evelyn it ended in Waugh.
The Original Lady Gaga
March 17, 2010
The year was 1929 and the costumes and behavior were equally outrageous.
The New Digital Underclass
March 10, 2010
How technology has become a barrier to social mobility
Enviroporn
March 03, 2010
Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie's "Slow Death by Rubber Duck."
Paper Warfare
February 24, 2010
Cultural anxieties spill over in a spat about ''true journalism.''
To Infinity And Beyond
February 17, 2010
William D. Eggers and John O' Leary's ''If We Can Put A Man On The Moon.''
Bridging The Gap
February 10, 2010
How Twitter and ''The New Yorker'' can be friends.
Forever Adolescent
February 03, 2010
The recent deaths of three literary giants reveal our culture's obsession with youth.
Erin Go Blog
January 27, 2010
Is Ireland a case study in the death of blogging, or has it created the perfect blog?
What We Can Learn From Cicero
January 20, 2010
It's the arrangement of the words that counts. Take note, Twitter users.
When Hemingway Meets Twitter
January 13, 2010
How the writer's emphatic style is influencing modern-day media.
Pod People, Guitar Hero And Van Halen
January 06, 2010
How the digital revolution is keeping the music industry alive.
Time For A Slow-Word Movement
December 30, 2009
A media manifesto.
Manners, Cigars And Egos
December 23, 2009
When academics write for the masses.
Media Heroes And Villains For 2009
December 16, 2009
Rupert Murdoch and Steve Brill get creative; Arianna Huffington joins the dark side.
Zhu Zhus Won't Kill You
December 09, 2009
How the media fell for a bogus health scare.
The Power Of Twilight
December 02, 2009
Why the saga is deeper than you think.
Black Swan Flu
November 25, 2009
Why mall Santas do need the H1N1 vaccine.
Can Plastic Change Your Sex?
November 19, 2009
Another weak claim consumes the media.
Tricked By Treats
October 29, 2009
The candy study that suckered the world.
A Beer Tax Won't Reduce The Clap
October 16, 2009
Booze, STDs and the irrational exuberance of public health experts.
Can A Soda Tax Really Curb Obesity?
September 16, 2009
The numbers don't say so.
Overrating Chemical Risk
July 22, 2009
Scientists say journalists get it wrong.
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