August 5, 2014
- Up to this point the experimental drug that appears to have saved an American ebola patient had only been tested on monkeys.
- San Diego pharma company that produces the experimental ebola treatment says it's increasing production.
- The paranoid hypochondriac's guide to the ebola outbreak.
- Jimmy Carter: "Lasting peace depends on the creation of a Palestinian state next to Israel."
- Twitter map helps break down the polarization between the Israel and Palestine movements.
- Our species is also forgetful and easily bored. So no wonder we lose interest in a calamity and go on to the next.
- As US attitudes shift, Republicans go quiet on social issues while Democrats hammer their opponents.
- A combined study finds San Francisco is the most liberal city in the US and Mesa, Ariz., is the most conservative.
- My Parents Open Carry is a new picture book for children of gun-toting parents.
- In 30 years, gestating babies in artificial wombs may be commonplace—it could help protect babies and free up mothers.
- The surprising group of women who support the Men's Rights Movement.
- An overview of the three teams racing to see who can put a human on Mars—or at least near it—first.
- Google is among the bidders for control of NYC's public pay phones, which could become more than Wi-Fi hotspots.
- Some studies have found that having a more negative outlook of the future may result in a longer and healthier life.
- When you enter the witness protection program.