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"As professionals, scientists should not be put into a subservient place by politicians and ideologues. They should never be felt that their advice might well be attached to carrots or sticks."- LikesSee All
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- Yet another reason why you should read more than one newspaper. (via James Fallows)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/01/why-i-get-more-than-one-newspaper-part-3/267347/ The Atlantic shared a link.
When Ryan Cordell promised his kids that if they could get one million Facebook likes, he'd get them a puppy, he thought they would never get there. Seven hours later, they did it.The Atlantic shared a link.
A president cannot do his job without issuing executive orders and other instructions to the executive branch. The question should be whether a specific one is justified by law.The Atlantic shared a link.
Three days into Algeria's hostage crisis, 100 of the 132 foreign workers held at the besieged In Amenas gas plant have been freed—but only after a military operation Thursday that reportedly left over 30 hostages and more than a dozen captors dead.The Atlantic shared a link.
Why do we lie about our online activity?The Atlantic shared a link.
The next debt ceiling deadline is now in mid-April. Do you think Washington will make a broader compromise before we hit it?- Ten years ago, Americans drank enough soda every year to fill a small aquarium. Fifty-three gallons of the stuff per person. That's half a liter of Diet Coke on an average day. Now look where we are: Soda is in a free fall and coffee is booming.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/01/graph-how-coffee-drank-sodas-milkshake/267318/ The Atlantic shared a link.
Frequent flyers, rejoice! The controversial "backscatter" body scanner will no longer be used by the TSA.The Atlantic shared a link.
It's a very precarious time for the Palestinians' largest political organization. Will Fatah survive?The Atlantic shared a link.
In the fall of 1941, the biggest story in sports was the sensational football team of Plainfield Teachers College and its star player, Johnny "The Celestial Comet" Chung. There was a problem, though—Chung and his college didn't exist.The Atlantic shared a link.
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The best way to discredit Rush Limbaugh? Quote him verbatim.- After 5,280 miles across unforgiving territory in Peru, Argentina, and Chile, the 34th annual Dakar Rally is almost over. Who will win one of the most dangerous races in the world? (Image: Frederic Le Floc'h/AFP/Getty)
PHOTOS: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/the-2013-dakar-rally/100441/ The Atlantic shared a link.
Researchers at NASA wanted to test the capabilities of lasers as conduits for interplanetary communication ... so they transmitted a copy of the Mona Lisa to a satellite orbiting the moon.The Atlantic shared a link.
"Privacy" is an over-extended concept. When we talk about Facebook and our lives online, should we think about it as an issue of "obscurity" instead?The Atlantic shared a link.
A fantastic essay from a high school student: "Despite the complex trust law issues and the ongoing court case, the issue to me is simple. Young women aren't able to apply to a school like Deep Springs, and we should be."The Atlantic shared a link.
Until around 250 years ago in the West, most people had an ape-like, edge-to-edge bite. Then the fork came along.The Atlantic shared a link.
"Aaron Swartz is dead—in my view, as a friend who knew him well for more than a decade—at least in part because of this breach of its duty by the government. [...] But now Congress may actually do something to remedy at least part of this important flaw."The Atlantic shared a link.
How did the sports media miss this story?The Atlantic shared a link via Sprout Social.
A new poll conducted by The New York Times and CBS News says that one of the most popular initiatives being pushed by gun control advocates is pretty popular among gun owners too.The Atlantic shared a link.
When it comes to making financial choices, are people rational?The Atlantic shared a link.
"Am I saying that sex itself, of any sort, not just unwanted or of the assault variety, is currently forbidden at service academies? Yes."The Atlantic shared a link.
Don't call it a comeback.The Atlantic shared a link.
What do you think of the White House's petition website?- Two and a half months after Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, many are still suffering from the aftermath. (Image: Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
PHOTOS: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/hurricane-sandy-80-days-later/100440/ The Atlantic shared a link.
To an early 21st century American, particularly one living in northern California or a relatively pollution-free Washington, DC, it seems crazy to live with such bad air—but it wasn't always that way.The Atlantic shared a link.
Will Facebook become more useful with a its new "Graph" search tool?The Atlantic shared a link.
Has the NRA finally gone too far?The Atlantic shared a link via Sprout Social.
Do you think we should get rid of parking tickets?The Atlantic shared a link.
In 1979, the U.S. defaulted on its debts in part due to a word-processor glitch. If default happens now, it could be much more disastrous.The Atlantic shared a link.
"The state of anticipating and desiring a product may be inherently more pleasurable than product ownership itself."The Atlantic shared a link via Sprout Social.
Do prosecutors bear some responsibility for Aaron Swartz's death?The Atlantic shared a link.
Today would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 84th birthday. In his honor, we're featuring his famous "Letter From a Birmingham Jail", originally published in 1963.The Atlantic shared a link.
"Obama isn't just keeping this information from the American people. He isn't just hiding his legal reasoning from the U.S. Congress. He is stonewalling one of 15 senators that federal law establishes as the most important check on secret abuses by the CIA."The Atlantic shared a link via Sprout Social.
The University of Chicago asked 38 economists whether they thought the debt ceiling was foolish and dangerous. Only one said no.The Atlantic shared a link.
Today, Facebook unveiled a new search tool they are calling Graph, and with Graph, they are hoping they can make much better use of all that data people have been leaving on Facebook for years. Will it work?- A 48-year-old man carries refined oil in buckets near the river Nun in Bayelsa Stat, Nigeria. The secret and dangerous practice of oil bunkering—where locals hack into oil pipelines, steal the crude oil, and refine or sell it abroad—has taken a terrible toll on the local environment and population. (Image: Akintunde Akinleye/Reuters)
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/nigerias-illegal-oil-refineries/100439/ The Atlantic shared a link.
If energy drinks are safe, why are they putting so many people in the hospital?The Atlantic shared a link.
Between 1941 and 1943, Dr. Seuss's swoopy trees and whimsical creatures appeared in more than 400 political cartoons.- How America drinks: It's not the end of soda—yet. But soft drinks have peaked, while bottled water, energy drinks, and a considerable amount of premium alcohol are taking their place in our liquid diet.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/01/how-america-drinks-water-and-wine-soar-cheap-beer-and-soda-crash/267153/ - Beijing's extreme air pollution can be seen from space. (Image: NASA/NOAA)
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2013/01/nasa-satellite-image-shows-beijing-drowning-lake-smog/4397/ The Atlantic shared a link.
To maintain the nation's growth and employment momentum, Congress must lift the debt ceiling, resolve the sequester and agree on a continuing resolution to keep the government running. Game theory provides three key insights on how, or if, this is likely to happen.The Atlantic shared a link.
"Top Republicans know this stuff is making them look bad. They're just powerless to stop it."- Tens of millions of Hindu pilgrims are descending on Allahabad, India, to celebrate the Maha Kumbh Mela. Held every 12 years at one of four places in India, the Kumbh Mela lasts nearly two months and is considered to be an especially auspic...ious time to bathe in the holy river for purification from sin. (Image: Manish Swarup/AP)
PHOTOS: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/01/kumbh-mela-the-largest-gathering-on-earth/100438/See More The Atlantic shared a link.
In space, no one can see you cry—because it's impossible.The Atlantic shared a link.
The lifetime cost of being single can be as much as $1 million for some women.- How low are U.S. taxes compared to other countries? When taxes are measured as a share of the economy, we're 25 percent below the average. (Graph: Tax Policy Center)
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/01/how-low-are-us-taxes-compared-to-other-countries/267148/ The Atlantic shared a link.
Did you watch the Golden Globes last night? What did you think?The Atlantic shared a link.
The share of income going to workers is crashing, all over the world. Is there any good way to stop the rise of the machines?The Atlantic shared a link.
Do you think the Atlanta Falcons will win the Super Bowl this year?The Atlantic shared a link via Sprout Social.
The cost of shutting down one medical marijuana operation? Easily more than $1 million.The Atlantic shared a link.
"Sotomayor has reached the pinnacle of her profession both by heeding the lessons of her wise Latin family and by accepting graceful help from the white world beyond. Without her own talent, and without her mother's remarkable dedication, s...he would probably not have gotten noticed by those who would help her. And without the presence of affirmative action in her life, those who had quickly noticed her would have had fewer ways in which to help her."See MoreThe Atlantic shared a link.
"The Republican Party is now at a crossroads. Over the last decade moderate Republicans have felt increasingly out of place in its ranks. If the GOP confirms Hagel, it could bolster the idea of a 'big tent' Republican Party."The Atlantic shared a link.
"Across the United States today, young women are much more likely to graduate from college than their male peers, a trend that's been compounding itself for a few decades now. And because college graduates overwhelmingly tend to date other college graduates, that's created an enormous imbalance in the national dating pool."The Atlantic shared a link.
"Why would we spend countless taxpayer dollars on a Death Star with a fundamental flaw that can be exploited by a one-man starship?"