Christopher X J. Jensen
Professor, Pratt Institute

Two more great articles on how maintaining Internet and web freedom is critical to existing and emerging democracies

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Two more great articles on how maintaining Internet and web freedom is critical to existing and emerging democracies

Scientific American “Keep The Internet Fair” &  “Freedom and Anonymity”

Another great infographic from Scientific American, this one on the neurological effects of love

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Another great infographic from Scientific American, this one on the neurological effects of love

Scientific American “Your Brain in Love” Infographic

In a rare bout of confusion, Michael Shermer butchers up the is-ought concept in Scientific American

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on In a rare bout of confusion, Michael Shermer butchers up the is-ought concept in Scientific American

Scientific American “Skeptic: The Science of Right and Wrong“

Fascinating new research is beginning to unveil the inextricable connection between the language we speak and the cognitive capabilities we maintain

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Fascinating new research is beginning to unveil the inextricable connection between the language we speak and the cognitive capabilities we maintain

Scientific American “How Language Shapes Thought”

Film and photographs chronicle the tragic ecological consequences of our addiction to cheap, disposable plastic

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Film and photographs chronicle the tragic ecological consequences of our addiction to cheap, disposable plastic

Chris Jordan  photography: Midway Film in progress: Midway, Heart of the Pacific

Genetic differences may lead to differences in perception, at least when it comes to smell

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Genetic differences may lead to differences in perception, at least when it comes to smell

Scientific American “You Smell Flowers, I Smell Stale Urine”

Freerider load from vaccine abstention may be the cause of recent outbreaks of pertussis in the bay area

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Freerider load from vaccine abstention may be the cause of recent outbreaks of pertussis in the bay area

Scientific American “Science Agenda: A Political Wish List“

Coevolution is complex: did our immune systems coevolve with parasites, and is parasite-free living less than ideal?

Posted 22 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Coevolution is complex: did our immune systems coevolve with parasites, and is parasite-free living less than ideal?

Scientific American “They Like Your Guts”

Here’s where the world’s next hamburger is coming from

Posted 21 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on Here’s where the world’s next hamburger is coming from

BBC News “Forest fears as Paraguay’s Chaco region sees land rush“

A typically clear and incisive review of the state of neuroscientific knowledge by Carl Zimmer

Posted 21 Aug 2011 / Comments Off on A typically clear and incisive review of the state of neuroscientific knowledge by Carl Zimmer

Scientific American “100 Trillion Connections“

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