"Monsanto’s new veggies are sweeter, crunchier, and more nutritious—with none of the “Frankenfoods” ick factor." See this recent article, Monsanto is Going Organic ... , in Wired magazine for an interesting discussion in Monsanto's various R&D efforts and...
This recent NY Times article, Industry Awakens to Threat of Climate Change, highlights how even short-term, profit-seeking business interests are now out in front of government efforts when it comes to the economic costs and challenges of climate...
An article in the business section of today's NY Times, Publisher Stumbles in Wild Chase for Growth, presents an interesting angle on one publisher's efforts to buck the tide of declining circulation, ad revenue, and staff. Looks like it's not...
Today's front page article in the NY Times reminds us of the issues surrounding sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment. Juveniles Facing Lifelong Terms Despite Rulings Also how the courts can make an absolute hash of it...
Among the most common of the New Year’s resolutions that a good many of us make with all good intentions and then eventually, almost inevitably, break are resolutions involving our food choices, our diet. As I wince at the bathroom scale and at my waistline, both...
"Recent psychological research shows that our memory for news is not as straightforward as we might think — and the reasons offer insight into how the mind works. ... And the way you get the information matters, too. ... What’s striking is that a person’s score...
Through a friend, I recently learned about this new film and upcoming community engagement campaign (to launch in February): Food Patriots. The website (preceding link) features a fun, sometimes quite funny, trailer for the movie: The story is personal. It...
The September issue of The Atlantic magazine featured two stories (one of them the cover story) that dealt with K-12 Education in America. As usual for The Atlantic, both articles take a position and are provocative of more discussion. They are-- The Case Against...
Today's New York Times' Science edition had several articles about the quickly changing nature of the American Family. The Changing American Family article was the lead article, and it included some interesting statistics as well as some fascinating personal...
Orange is the New Black may be the hottest new show on Netflix, but Crime & Punishment is the newest discussion guidebook published by the Interactivity Foundation. You can get a pdf copy of this new discussion report from the link on the Crime & Punishment...
