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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Stalls burn in a Port-au-Prince clothing market on April 12 shortly after a U.N. policeman from Nigeria was pulled from his vehicle and killed during days of riots over high food prices.
Culture & Society

Matches for Gasoline: A View From Haiti’s Food Riots

Haiti has been an early casualty of the latest global food crisis. Here, the Associated Press correspondent in Port-au-Prince…

Johnny Mack Young participates in an extended Vipassana retreat with other prisoners from Alabama's Donaldson Correctional Facility. Image from "Fred McLeod's All Personal Sound Movies," 1962, Oakmont, Penn.

From the DVD <I>Living Room Cinema: Films from Home Movie Day, Vol. 1.</I>
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The ‘Big One’ Might Not Be in California

The recent temblor that left the Midwest shaken shows that there's nowhere that's absolutely…

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Helping Kids Weather Divorce

Research into helping families cope with divorce is finally bearing fruit, but some governments…

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Total Recall … Or At Least the Gist

Two Cornell psychologists found we have two separate systems for memories, which helps explain…

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A Call to Reform Congress

"Changing Congress: Lessons Learned by a Copyright Activist," a presentation by Lawrence Lessig.

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Culture & Society

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A Prophylactic for Free Speech?

Re-emergent STDs lead some to call for restrictions on gay hookup Web sites.

Health

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Dying for Coverage: Charting the Insurance Gap

A recent study shows that life spans are decreasing for some regions in America where reduced…

Science & Environment

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Did Archimedes Solve Our Energy Crisis?

Sticking solar concentrators where the sun shines could potentially generate phenomenal amounts…

Health

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The Over-50 Crowd Relearns the Facts of Life

HIV infection is a growing fact of life for America's baby boomer population. But it's a fact…

Science & Environment

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The Musician's Brain

Two new MRI studies provide insights into how music is processed in the brain and clues to…

Business & Economics

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Software Helps Insurers Profit from Denials

New York's attorney general investigates possible fraud in an industry built on denying care,…

Media

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Tracking the Anti-Christian Fundamentalist Phenomenon

In the first of two parts, two political science professors examine how otherwise sophisticated…

Politics

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Is the GOP in your DNA?

 A new school of research suggests that our genetic makeup plays a role in our political…