From Slate, a three-part series on radical skepticism and the rise of conspiratorial thinking about science. From Kulturos barai, an article on global museums in the twenty-first century. A review of Ratzinger's Faith: The Theology of Pope Benedict the XVI by Tracey Rowland. A review of Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love and Desire by Lisa M. Diamond and America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction by Brian Alexander (and more). History professor and food specialist Panikos Panayi says dishes don't have a specific nationality. From The Root, Bill Cosby is not being merely nostalgic; today's problem is partly cultural. From FAIR, an article on The Incredible Shrinking Think Tank. Dick Cheney was never a "grown-up": An excerpt from The Rise of the Counter-Establishment: The Conservative

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