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The competitiveness pact put forward by Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy to end the crisis is ambitious, but threatens the social traditions of most European countries, warns El País.
How and why the Pentagon embraced the once-dreaded business of nation-building, and the “tectonic shift” that this new mission portends for American foreign policy.
Official groups and allied militia, frequently attack dissidents. It has now happened in Egypt. The most important Facebook page for the protests is being flooded with abusive comments.
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This incredible culture that seemed to be able to control the senses in a way through the architecture, through the features of Chavín, and these Strombus shell trumpets.
The matriarch of modern cancer genetics doubts her career would be possible today: "I was doing observationally driven research. That’s a kiss of death if you’re looking for funding today."
Why AOL's purchase of the Huffington Post is causing such intense media interest. Part of Huffington Post's success was its position outside the establishment.
So what do you do? Do you respond to their bizarre, inane and frequently offensive attention seeking bombast, or do you deny them the oxygen of publicity? In Britain last […]
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Around 2012, the sun's magnetic cycle will reach its peak, increasing the chances of massive magnetic storms that could wipe out the satellites that govern GPS, television streams, and even the Internet.
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AOL, a formerly apolitical Web portal, now has an editorial director with a distinctly progressive point of view. And yet, in this Big Think interview, Arianna Huffington says she never […]
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New drugs for ASD patients may be on the horizon, but “early, intense” behavioral treatment remains “the very best intervention for autism.”
Will Huffington tilt AOL towards her own distinctive brand of uber progressive political proselytizing? What long-term incentive does she have to successfully rebuild AOL’s content business?
A new study of 900 kids reports a correlation between the number of hours a woman works outside the home and the BMI* of her children. "For a third grader […]