November 25, 2015
- Corporations salivate at Republican shutdown over Syrian refugees to pass raft of business-friendly legislation.
- Foreign-policy experts keep their heads in the sand and their fingers on the trigger.
- A poet remembers his chemotherapy, when he thought all drugs would be as harmless and effective as his mother's coffee habit.
- Drugs aren't tested on pregnant women, because they are thought of as vulnerable—but this just puts them at risk.
- Proven strategies for reducing urban gun violence sit by the wayside.
- "Part of the black experience in America is that so many of us manage to be the first black person to do something."
- The military and political correctness.
- Fact-checking candidates is tough when major policy statements hinge on the idea a man was resurrected.
- The first Transhumanist Party candidate wants to genetically boost IQ, make education free, and make science law.
- Web designers take advantage of the same psychological processes that drive gambling addiction—without the outrage.
- "If you're a power plant salesperson, you're probably going to be working with renewables in poor countries from now into the foreseeable future."
- Interactive depiction of the new skyscrapers dotting Manhattan's skyline.
- Today's video: Lo-fi videos for Wi-fi video watching.