Category Archives: Society

China goes gangbusters on games (literally)

The Chinese government is cracking down on those darn computer games and intertron sites, Rueters reports, with a focus on those that feature gangs or ganglike stuff. While the situation has yet to reach Shark or Jet-sized proportions …

FT.com | Brussels Blog | European news round-up: Wednesday

Finally, to Belgium, where Guy Vanhengel, the country’s new budget minister, says Belgians face a period of “austerity” owing to a projected budget deficit of €20m in 2009 (equivalent to around 7 per cent of gross domestic product). …

The Reference Frame: Internet Explorer: Operation Aborted fixed

The best theoretical physics blog that the search engine can offer you, by a Czech conservative string theorist, focusing on high-energy physics and the climate change.