PEARLS BEFORE BREAKFAST

Apr 9, 2007 | news

This has nothing to do with technology – it’s just a fascinating, thought-provoking story. The Washington Post arranged for violin virtuoso Joshua Bell to play in a DC subway station during the morning rush hour, like any other street musician, and filmed...

NSL GAG ORDERS

Mar 23, 2007 | business, news, Politics

On March 9 the Justice Department’s inspector general revealed that the FBI has been systematically abusing its expanded power to issue “national security letters” and obtain private information about US citizens and residents from telephone...

BETTING ON TERRORISM

Jul 29, 2003 | news

The Pentagon’s plan to allow betting on terrorist acts through a quasi-stock-market will likely die an early death. Before it’s gone, take a look at the Policy Analysis Market web site set up for the program. Despite your instincts and the appearance of...

SLATE – TODAY’S PAPERS

Mar 18, 2003 | news

Every day the online magazine Slate presents a wonderful selection of articles on politics, news, and culture. It’s one of my daily stops. One of its best features is Today’s Papers, which analyzes and compares the front pages of the New York Times, Washington Post,...

THE SEVEN WARNING SIGNS OF BOGUS SCIENCE

Mar 7, 2003 | news

Robert L. Park is a physics professor at the University of Maryland, and the author of Voodoo Science: The Road From Foolishness To Fraud. He has written a wonderful short article on how to recognize scientific nonsense – an important skill for all of us in these...

CYBERTERRORISM AND FUD

Mar 4, 2003 | news, security

More interesting reading: this Slate article casts a jaundiced eye at the “National Strategy To Secure Cyberspace” pushed out by the Bush administration last month. Part of a broader strategy to fill the airwaves and the public consciousness with FUD – “fear,...