Book Review: Where Keynes Went Wrong
By David Merkel. When I was a grad student, I always felt weird about Keynes. I grew up in a home that was not explicitly "free market" but was implicitly so. My Dad was a small businessman...
Guru Focus,
Sun Nov 29 07:27:33 PST 2009
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The triumph of traditionalism | Usama Hasan
philosophy , the forerunner to the modern natural sciences. (Shia Islam has retained a strongly rationalist, or Mutazilite, and philosophical character.)The 11th-century theologian
MalaysiaNews.net,
Fri Nov 27 06:51:41 PST 2009
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Usama Hasan: Can Islam be reconciled with science?: There are many reasons for the decline of Islamic science, but much of the blame can be laid at al-Ghazali's door
u.tv,
Fri Nov 27 04:34:05 PST 2009
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The Cat Brain Cliff Notes
Two leading scientists are embroiled in a controversy about a cat brain simulation. At first blush, the topic might seem silly. But the stakes are higher than the tired cat fight jokes woul...
IEEE Spectrum,
Thu Nov 26 08:55:19 PST 2009
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A ravenâs eye view
Last Tuesday two ravens in Fairbanks alighted on a power transformer on Minnie Street and were electrocuted.
Anchorage Press,
Wed Nov 25 11:41:49 PST 2009
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Swine flu cases cross 70 in Sonepat, 3 schools shut for week
Sonepat, Nov 25: As the number of patients testing swine flu positive has crossed over 70 in this district, the District Magistrate, Ajit Joshi has ordered closure of three schools.
New Kerala,
Wed Nov 25 09:49:41 PST 2009
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Islam's arrested development | Pervez Hoodbhoy
Mutazillite ) tradition of 9th century Islam, Muslim rationalists insisted on an interpretation that was in conformity with the observed truths of science. This meant doing away with cheris...
MalaysiaNews.net,
Wed Nov 25 03:06:42 PST 2009
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Why do we resist going to the doctor?
I waited too long for my diagnosis: Whence such perversity? Childhood fears
Salon.com,
Tue Nov 24 18:09:47 PST 2009
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Why Kids Ask Why
A child's never-ending "why's" aren't meant to exasperate parents, scientists say. Rather, the kiddy queries are genuine attempts at getting at the truth, and tots respond better to some an...
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News,
Mon Nov 23 08:46:55 PST 2009
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Camp Lejeune Marine Killed In Afghanistan
The Pentagon says Lance Corporal Nicholas Hand was killed Sunday in combat in the Helmand province.
WITN 7 North Carolina,
Mon Nov 23 13:38:21 PST 2009
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Who Needs Action When You Got Words?
The 1980s were a fertile time for American underground music, where the loose punk rock rules that had been laid down the decade before were disregarded and added to. The Meat Puppets were ...
The Cornell Daily Sun,
Sun Nov 22 23:28:51 PST 2009
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A ravenâs eye view
Last Tuesday two ravens in Fairbanks alighted on a power transformer on Minnie Street and were electrocuted.
Anchorage Press,
Tue Nov 24 19:41:49 PST 2009
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