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Under the fold: Ex-Cheney aide: Bush won't hit Iran: US President George W. Bush will not attack Iran to halt its nuclear weapons program before his term ends in January, David Wurmser, a key national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney up until last year, has told The Jerusalem Post.…
Merry Monday. Lots of links for you. Science: Newsweek in 1995: Why the Internet will Fail.Pound for pound, bats can drink you under the tableThe truth mattersRising Threat of Infections Unfazed by AntibioticsThe Attack on Climate-Change Science: Why It's the O.J. Moment of the Twenty-First…
The Power of Political Misinformation: As the presidential campaign heats up, intense efforts are underway to debunk rumors and misinformation. Nearly all these efforts rest on the assumption that good information is the antidote to misinformation. But a series of new experiments show that…
Happy Wednesday. Links for you. Science: Experiment vs. Theory: The Eternal DebateWhat? The NSF allows unfunded people to review their grants?Honey Bees Are Not Essential to Our Ecosystem Other: The Real Problem Behind the Foreclosure Crisis"Perhaps"Why Nerds Are UnpopularWhy Do Americans Have…