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"Panic among policymakers about the high level of government debt is misplaced. The real economic menace is budget-slashing," say two economists for The Guardian.
The artist Martin Creed is performing a rock gig tonight, and a soundscape is a contender for Britain's infamous Turner prize. The Independent on where art and music collide.
The dispute created by the Obama administration's challenge to China over subsidies given to its renewable energy industries can be avoided with clear rules.
"Physicians say presentations they make are educational, but critics say the practice puts financial rewards ahead of patient care." The L.A. Times on doctors who moonlight as drug reps.
"Can the innovative ‘do-it-yourself’ education movement really replace the dying university model?" Alan Jacobs says universities are decadent outposts in austere times.
"The emotional roller coaster captured on Twitter can predict the ups and downs of the stock market, a new study finds." Wired Science on the unexpected correlation.
Princeton professor of bioethics Peter Singer says emotional and rational evaluations of ethical dilemmas are distinct and that they produce different outcomes.
"If you are green or broke, as many people are these days, buying seems wasteful." The Economist says people are growing impatient with 'idle capacity', i.e. waste.
"Genetically engineering crops and trees could enhance the process of carbon sequestration, trapping gigatons of the greenhouse gas as well as increasing bioenergy production."
"Why does a melancholy mood turn us into a better artist? The answer returns us to the intertwined nature of emotion and cognition." The Frontal Cortex on creativity.
Art is good for the soul, but sometimes it can be bad for your health. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds installation at the Tate Modern in London aroused curiosity […]
So, the folks here at Bigthink have been working on improving commenting for Eruptions (and all the BT blogs). I am happy to say that we’ve had a number of […]
I’ve just run into brief reports about a new “eruption” in Colombia – but not the normal kind of eruption. Now, the one of the articles in English that I […]
With all its inefficiencies, waste and contradictions, democracy may not be equal to our social problems. But it sure is a great model of the human psyche, as writers keep […]
On Thursday, the National Academies will be holding the second in a series of roundtable events on climate change education. Registration is open to the public. In a white paper […]
Ever since he came out to the public in February 2007, former NBA player John Amaechi says he has been “that big gay guy.” But there is much more to […]
Tracy Clark-Flory interviews porn performer and producer Madison Young about condoms in porn. Young argues that individual performers should be allowed to decide whether to use condoms on set: CLARK-FLORY: […]
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Psychologist and ex-NBA player John Amaechi's mother was a doctor who had an uncanny ability to calm anxious patients and relatives, which is why Amaechi grew up thinking she was a Jedi.
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When society tells boys that being in touch with their emotions will make them into a girl or gay, they lose the ability to cope with stress and creatively handle […]