The EPA finalized new requirements this week limiting the use of HFCs, a class of synthetic chemicals that contributes to climate change.
POLITICS
The Vaccine that Rescued a Generation
Plagues like polio have brought civilizations to their knees throughout recorded history. This time, we fought back.
Are We More Peaceful? John Gray Says No
John Gray challenges the thesis of Steven Pinker’s book The Better Angels of Our Nature (2011).
After Year Away From Religion, Pastor Loses Belief in God
The pastor who tried atheism out for a year has announced his conclusion.
Review: Saying Yes
Columnist Jacob Sullum’s data-centric treatise is requisite reading for informed discussion on drug use and, inevitably, the war on drugs — its basis, its value, its cultural implications.
New Poll on Evolution Acceptance Finds Troubling Trend
The latest Pew poll finds that more conservatives than ever reject evolution.
A Congressman Proposes National Darwin Day
An official resolution to commemorate the birth date of Charles Darwin has been proffered by Congressman Rush Holt in collaboration with the American Humanists Association.
Bill Gates Gives a TED Talk
Bill Gates gave a TED talk in 2009 titled “Mosquitoes, malaria and education“. It’s a broad-sweeping talk, but here are a few points that stuck out for me.
Hysteria and 7th Century Literature
The recently uploaded anti-Muslim video is a squalid piece of amateurish videowork to be sure, but the reactionary measures proliferated throughout the Muslim states have shown just how dangerous certain beliefs can be.
Math Class Needs a Makeover
In this brief TED talk, Dan Meyer discusses the backwardness of math education in America and how to improve the situation.
Schwartz’s Paradox of Choice
Barry Schwartz’s “The Paradox of Choice” remains one of the greatest talks in the TED catalog. Incisive and comprehensively applicable, the way he connects choice psychology to marketing, human welfare, and social policy is masterful.
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