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The Gadgets Among Us
The downside to the digital revolution, our readers remind us, can be funny. Or fearsome.
The Politics of Bilingual Education
A reader’s experience leads him to question the premise of our recent article on bilingual education in schools.
Across the Science Gap
A small sample of the overwhelming and varied response to a story on the labor market for scientists.
Too Much Testosterone?
Our readers wonder whether the primary blame for warfare rests with one hormone.
The Right Notes
Letters to the Editor: From Beethoven to Zappa, new technology hasn’t been out of tune with beautiful music.
Handwriting: The Controversy!
Letters to the Editor: The keyboard may be quicker, but the supporters of cursive aren’t about to give up the fight.
Not Playing Chicken
AVMA president responds in the debate on the use of extra-label antibiotics in poultry.
Racism, the Stressor
Readers are impressed and distressed by the idea that racism ages blacks before their time.
The Morals of Our Story
Our correspondents illustrate the difficulty of bringing left and right together.
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We Are Accused of Over-cheerfulness
Letters to the editor: OK, bucko, step outside and say we’re afraid of population growth. Go ahead. See what happens.
State of the Investigative Art
Letters to the Editor: A guide to political funding across the country, courtesy of the National Institute on Money in State Politics.
Needle Exchange
Some readers say our article on a “harm reduction” approach to the drug problem is, itself, harmful.
Port Barrel Spending
A reader wonders whether Port of Anchorage project has earmarks of a boondoggle.
The Future Is Not Plastics
Letters to the editor: Decompartmentalizing right whales, vinclozolin, bisphenol A, krill and a few other things.
Pardon Me?
Can a new administration help the world forget the sins of its predecessor? Should it?
An Insidious Hit Piece Commissioned by the Misanthropy World?
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Gender Wage Gap Skewed By Survey Flaws
The wage gap between the sexes in America has been closing much faster than anyone realized, but that’s tempered by learning it’s been much wider than measurements had shown.
‘Orcas as Slaves’ Argument Sinks
An effort to identify five performing orcas as slaves failed in part, argues one scholar, because there’s no legal precedent establishing them as persons.
The Perceived Delicacy of the Female Conductor
New research finds listeners judge symphonic music differently when they’re told the conductor is a woman.
House Puts Transportation in Partisan Crossfire
Transportation used to be one of the few guaranteed areas of agreement when ideology trumped pragmatism in D.C. But that’s no longer the case.
Pressure to Conform Can Inspire Creativity
New research suggests less-creative people do more innovative thinking when they are told individualism is the norm, and instructed to conform.
Better Super Bowl Makes for Better Ads
A lot of people say they watch the Super Bowl mostly for the ads. But it turns out a good game surrounding those ads makes them seem better.
Overseas Troops Finally Get Fair Shot at Voting
After decades of obstacles hindering the voting process, new laws will allow overseas and military voters to submit their votes in time for the 2012 election.
Neglected Tropical Diseases Neglected No More?
World health leaders announce coordinated push to eradicate or control neglected tropical diseases.
Children’s Books Increasingly Ignore Natural World
A survey of award-winning children’s picture books from 1938 to 2008 suggests our increasing estrangement from the natural environment.
Traffic Solution: Make Drivers Less Lonely
Rather than moaning about too many cars on the road, the Ridesharing Institute says the real key to battling traffic congestion and pollution is filling empty passenger seats.
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Slugging — The People’s Transit
In Washington, D.C., commuters have taken thousands of cars off highways via a homegrown rideshare system known as “slugging.” Can the government create more slugs — without stepping on any?
Bacteria ‘R’ Us
Emerging research shows that bacteria have powers to engineer the environment, to communicate and to affect human well-being. They may even think.
A New Take on Political Ideology
An evolutionary psychologist proposes a new framework for understanding the root causes of our political beliefs.
The Real Science Gap
It’s not insufficient schooling or a shortage of scientists. It’s a lack of job opportunities. Americans need the reasonable hope that spending their youth preparing to do science will provide a satisfactory career.
Triumph of the Cyborg Composer
David Cope’s software creates beautiful, original music. Why are people so angry about that?
