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The Listener - Discussion with Oliver Sacks and his new book 'Musicophilia'
Seeded on Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:45 PM EST (seedmagazine.com)
Sacks's latest book is Musicophilia, an exploration of the musical mind. As in his previous works, such as An Anthropologist on Mars, or The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Sacks describes a series of ordinary people transformed by their extraordinary neurological conditions.
Fla. Woman Has 10 Husbands, Charges Say
Seeded on Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:28 PM EST (Salon.com)
Eunice Lopez has been charged with bigamy, accused of marrying 10 men between 2002 and 2006 without divorcing any of them, federal immigration authorities say.
Inside the CIA's notorious "black sites"
Seeded on Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:33 PM EST (Salon.com)
The CIA held Mohamed Farag Ahmad Bashmilah in several different cells when he was incarcerated in its network of secret prisons known as "black sites." But the small cells were all pretty similar, maybe 7 feet wide and 10 feet long.
Culture Speeds Up Human Evolution
Seeded on Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:12 PM EST (Sciam)
Homo sapiens sapiens has spread across the globe and increased vastly in numbers over the past 50,000 years or so—from an estimated five million in 9000 B.C. to roughly 6.5 billion today.
Religion as a political weapon
Seeded on Mon Dec 3, 2007 12:35 PM EST (USA Today)
Though the Founders sought to avoid the communion between politics and faith, presidents of the past three decades have thought, and acted, otherwise. Carter ran proudly as a Southern Baptist but honored the church-state line while in office.
Breakthroughs are notable, but don't end stem cell debate
Seeded on Mon Dec 3, 2007 12:31 PM EST (USA Today)
Although scientists are quite pleased about discovering that human skin cells can "take on the chameleon-like powers of embryonic stem cells," there still is much research to be done before reprogrammed skin cells can be used for therapeutic purposes ("Breakthrough may resolve st …
Rudd sets date for Iraq pull-out
Seeded on Sat Dec 1, 2007 11:09 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Australia's new leader, Kevin Rudd, has said he will pull his country's troops out of Iraq by mid-2008, fulfilling a promise he made during the election campaign.
Studies Suggest HIV Subtype More Deadly Than Others
Seeded on Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:41 PM EST (jhsph.edu)
Two studies led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people infected with HIV in Thailand die from the disease significantly sooner than those with HIV living in other parts of the world.
The Republicans who would've impeached Bush?
Seeded on Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:45 AM EST (Salon.com)
There was a time when a president could not break the law or ignore a summons from Congress with impunity.
Panel Drops Immunity From Eavesdropping Bill
Seeded on Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:01 PM EST (The New York Times)
Reflecting the deep divisions within Congress over granting legal immunity to telephone companies for cooperating with the Bush administration's program of wiretapping without warrants, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a new domestic surveillance law on Thursday that sid …
Monkey Embryos Cloned for Stem Cells
Seeded on Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:21 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Researchers in Oregon reported yesterday that they had created the world's first fully formed, cloned monkey embryos and harvested batches of stem cells from them -- a feat that, if replicated in people, could allow production of replacement tissues or organs with no risk of reje …
Bush vetoes NIH budget increase
Seeded on Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:49 PM EST (the-scientist.com)
US President George W. Bush on Tuesday (Nov 13) vetoed a spending bill that aimed to boost federal funding for the National Institutes of Health.
What Musharraf could not abide
Seeded on Tue Nov 13, 2007 3:22 PM EST (The Boston Globe)
FOR THE United States - and especially for President Bush, who holds such romantic ideas about the transformative powers of democracy - the sight of an ally in the war on terror beating up prodemocracy demonstrators in the streets of Pakistan, arresting lawyers and rival politici …
The evolution of creationism
Seeded on Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:38 PM EST (Salon.com)
Two years ago, Pennsylvania federal Judge John Jones III handed down a stunning decision that many said would take down the intelligent design movement. But American creationism doesn't die. It just adapts.
Murder trial sniper says US used 'bait' for suspect Iraqis
Seeded on Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:57 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
A trial opening in Baghdad today will shed new light on a secret Pentagon programme in which US snipers allegedly planted fake weapons as 'bait' to lure their Iraqi enemies to their deaths.
Rudy Giuliani endorsed by 'American Gangster'
Fri Nov 9, 2007 1:19 AM EST
Rudy Giuliani's recent Pat Robertson endorsement came as a surprise to many, left John McCain speechless, and was heralded to cause fragmentation in the party's conservative Christian base. There's one Giuliani endorsement you haven't heard yet: Nicky Barnes, American Gangster.
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Congress Hands Bush First Veto Override
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 6:40 PM EST (The Washington Post)
A year after Democrats won control of Capitol Hill, Congress delivered its clearest victory yet over President Bush today, resoundingly overturning Bush's veto of a $23 billion water resources measure -- the first veto override of his presidency.
Facebook: More Popular Than Porn
Seeded on Sat Nov 3, 2007 12:28 PM EDT (TIME)
It seems that social-networking sites have not only usurped porn in popularity, but they've also gobbled up time Gen Y-ers used to spend on traditional e-mail and IM.
Facing disaster in Iran, Europe must finally make the hard choices
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 12:50 PM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)
Europe is slouching towards another foreign policy disaster on the scale of Iraq. This disaster is called Iran. It comes in two variants. Variant one is that the US bombs Iran before George Bush leaves the White House in January 2009.
Everybody vs. Hillary
Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 12:38 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Hillary Clinton stood on a stage for two hours Tuesday night, being yelled at by six men. Now this is what they mean by pressure. The most important job in the world is at stake and every single one of the other candidates walked into the presidential debate gunning for her.
President Visits Scene and Promises Help
Seeded on Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:41 PM EDT (The New York Times)
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25 — President Bush toured Southern California on Thursday as investigators got down to the work of determining how one sunny fall day last weekend erupted into a 16-fire storm now in its fifth day.
Unrest in the ACS
Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:24 PM EDT (the-scientist.com)
An anonymous Email that was circulated on October 10 calls into question the practices of the non-profit publishing giant, the American Chemical Society (ACS), which has long been under scrutiny.
Is the US just tired of Bush, or have conservatives had it?
Seeded on Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:24 PM EDT (The Guardian UK)
Like criminal trials or major football matches or fights within marriages, presidential election contests in America are about both stated and unstated matters.
Right Brain v Left Brain
Seeded on Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:54 AM EDT (Australian News Network)
THE Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise? If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.
Web App: Jott the Vote - Send a message to your favorite presidential candidate!
Seeded on Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:49 PM EDT (jottthevote.com)
For those of you who may not already know, Jott is a free web service that transcribes voice messages into emails...
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The Listener - Discussion with Oliver Sacks and his new book 'Musicophilia'Sacks's latest book is Musicophilia, an exploration of the musical mind. As in his previous works, such as An Anthropologist on Mars, or The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Sacks describes a series of ordinary people transformed by their extraordinary neurological conditions.
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Inside the CIA's notorious "black sites"
The Listener - Discussion with Oliver Sacks and his new book 'Musicophilia'
Fla. Woman Has 10 Husbands, Charges Say
"I'm So Disillusioned."--Excellent, Now We Are Getting Somewhere!
Inside the CIA's notorious "black sites"
Inside the CIA's notorious "black sites"
Inside the CIA's notorious "black sites"