14 April 2009: Afternoon

Evidence suggests property crime and suicides increase slightly during a recession, but not violent crime.

Live piracy map with incident details; brief history of Arab-state reform efforts.

Transcribed conversations of Canadian astronauts during training.

Relatively brief but fascinating introduction to "the multiverse problem."

Op: The growing gap between theory and policy may produce better research, but worse options are the future for young scholars.

Going into the debate between atheists and believers, it's better to be like Hume: ironic, not mocking.

Interview with actor Kal Penn about his new government desk job.

Video: Disney lab unveils its latest line of genetically engineered child stars.

Fifty years after the introduction of the three-point seatbelt, a look at humans' penchant for risk when they feel safer.

Complete catalogs for the Michael Jackson Neverland auction, e.g., "Garden Statuary and Outdoor Furniture."

Winners of the Hearst 8x10 photography biennial.

Deadheads and Dead members interviewed about their favorite shows.

I wanted, some day, to escape into the dreamworld the pipe smokers inhabited.

The Super-Tuscan category of wines may be waning, and good riddance.