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Scientist Turns Microscope on Herself (while having a stroke)
One of the most fascinating talks at the TED conference so far was given by Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist, who gave a riveting account of a stroke she experienced in 1996. read more | digg story
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U.S. Imprisons One in 100 Adults, Report Finds
With 1.6 million people in prison, the incarceration rate is now the highest in American history, a new report says. read more | digg story
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How Good People Turn Evil, From Stanford to Abu Ghraib
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo will speak Thursday afternoon at the TED conference about parallels between his infamous 1971 “prison experiment” at Stanford and prisoner abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison...
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In America, Muslims Are the New Jews
I just heard an amazing statistic on NPR. A survey found that only 34% of Americans say they do not have a negative bias toward Muslims. Do the math: that means a whopping 66% of Americans are biased...
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Why Bother Dealing with Climate Change? – Michael Pollan
As a rule, you should always read NYT Magazine articles by Michael Pollan. They are long but worth it. There are so many stories we can tell ourselves to justify doing nothing, but perhaps the most...
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The Worst Way of Farming
I got my first detailed, in-depth look at the problems of the industrial farming complex when I read Michael Pollan’s eye-opening book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma (which I highly recommend). This NYT...
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Deep Down, We Can’t Fool Even Ourselves
This article is rather unnerving, as it cites research demonstrating that in addition to being skeptical of others who claim to be acting moral, we also should be just as skeptical of our own...
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Decades Later, Still Asking: Would I Pull That Switch?
Two new papers illustrate the continuing power of Stanley Milgram’s shock experiments — and the diverse interpretations they still inspire. I’ll never forget the powerful impact that learning about...
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Online Trolls Haunt the Internet
I’d heard and basically understood the term “troll” for a long time, but this long NYT magazine article, The Trolls Among Us, provided an enlightening look at the underside of human behavior with...
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Housing Crisis Explained, Clearly and Simply
Like many people, I’ve been somewhat unclear exactly how we ended up with such a mess in the mortgage and housing market. I certainly grasped the broad outlines — people got greedy and made loans to...
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