Tag Archives: Science

Night of the Animals: Part Two :: The Clog :: Blog Archive …

Night of the Animals : Part Two. (Catch up with Part One, in which this reporter encounters raccoons not once, not twice, but thrice on the same night — in the third instance, via telephone, when a friend calls to say the neighbors have …

Political Calculations: How to Detect Junk Science

Most often, it depends upon the quality of the science or evidence supporting the action that is being promoted, and the only way to avoid serious disruption to one’s daily life is to develop the ability to determine the difference …

Environmental Economics: I've missed a few pickup basketball games …

From the inbox:John, I am assuming that your noticeable absence means that you have joined an elite administrator’s game . I just want to let you know that despite that fact you are welcome to return and play amongst the paeans any time.

A Tripartisan Plan for Education Reform « The Enterprise Blog

I recently joined up with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and the Reverend Al Sharpton to push for dramatic reform in our educational system. We have launched a tour that will take us to Atlanta, Baltimore, and New Orleans these next …

Gamescom: Sony PSP 'mini' games… | Technology | guardian.co.uk

Just a last piece of business from Sony’s Gamescom press conference last night (there was also the unveiling of a PS3 video-on-demand service, of course, but as we should have had that in Europe ages.

BJ's Wholesale Club 2nd-quarter profit slips but beats estimates …

BJ’s Wholesale 2Q profit drops but beats estimatesPORTLAND, Ore. — BJ’s Wholesale Club said Wednesday that wet weather, food deflation and weak consumer spending hurt its second-quarter results, but the warehouse club chain beat …