Ioan Alexandru Tofan (UAIC): On the Possibility of Mystery: Philosophy and Esotericism. A geneticist's cancer crusade: James Watson says the disease can be cured in his lifetime — he's 82. The world doesn't need more entrepreneurs — it needs more people for entrepreneurs to hire. "Imagine Better": Can Harry Potter change the world? How military campaigns get their names: Research shows the names of Israeli military campaigns are cleverly designed to push the citizenry’s emotional buttons. Outbreak agents: Officers in the Epidemic Intelligence Service expend shoe leather and stamp out disease. Prohibition ended more than 90 years ago, but it lives on in our palates. No tree, no gifts, no family visits — bah, humbug, or a perfect Christmas? From The Exiled, meet John Agresto, the corrupt neocon labeled a “mediocrity” by 16 academic organizations. Drawn to the mud: Jack Anderson's obsessive coverage of Nixon marked the beginning of our modern scandal culture. The fact-checking explosion: In a bitter political landscape marked by rampant allegations of questionable credibility, more and more news outlets are launching truth-squad operations. Don’t count on global governance: Everybody agrees that the world economy is ill, but the diagnosis apparently depends on which corner of it you happen to inhabit. An interview with Frederik Ramm, author of OpenStreetMap: Using and Enhancing the Free Map of the World.
