A new issue of The Futurist is out. Paul J. Burke (ANU): Economic Growth and Political Survival. The Encyclopedia of Babel: Wikipedia has been growing in authority and a new paper shows that scholars are studying and citing it, as well as writing for it — Scott McLemee hits "view source". Is there a sensitive period in human incest avoidance? Liqun Luo investigates. Stephen Kinzer on a new direction for Turkey’s democracy. From Splice Today, an article on Lockheed Martin's dangerous power: The center of our nation's military-industrial complex; and corporate death spiral: Privitization and lobbying have given some corporations the ability to commit murder with impunity. A review of The Best of Cover Design: Books, Magazines, Catalogs, and More. "Mindless, violent thugs, hell-bent on sowing chaos": That’s the kind of press anarchists often get — Uri Gordon provides a more sympathetic take on a growing yet still little understood political movement. The debate zone: Has the US passed peak productivity growth? Looking for someone: Nick Paumgarten goes inside the world of online dating. Peter Byrne takes on the ego-sodden exchange between Michel Houellebecq and Bernard-Henri Levy in Public Enemies: Dueling Writers Take On Each Other and the World. Is fusion power finally for real? Brett Nelson on ten things they don’t tell you in business school. Is the BP Oil Spill a "cultural anomaly" pushing for alternative solutions to an environmental problem, shaping policy and legalistic approaches? From The New Inquiry, Rob Horning on Social Media, Social Factory. What's your life worth, in dollars? Though calculating the "value of a statistical life" (VSL) may sound callous or morbid, it can lead to stronger safety and environmental regulations. Why sex with creatures from the future is a bad idea.
