The Disservice of Dissuasion
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Editorial: Laid-off IT workers who think they're doing people a favor by dissuading them from entering the IT profession need to look beyond their own disenchantment.
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When we look for point-to-point directions online, sometimes we deny ourselves the fun of a journey
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By Rhodri Marsden  Two contrasting schools of thought can turn the theoretically simple act of corresponding by email into a bewildering screenful of conversational threads.
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Who's afraid of looking foolish if their precious, penny-ante prophecies don't come true? Weaklings, that's who. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
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Second opinions can be awkward, to say the least, for doctor and patient, and surprisingly little is known about them.
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Irregular hors d'ouevres, scheduling mishaps, and the stockbroker's eternal dilemma.
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Western knockoffs and Islamic bling: Debunking some popular stereotypes of life in Iran.
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Fools can draw too many conclusions from too little data.
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Even if they're cheap, the timing may not be right.
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Popular wisdom is often an oxymoron.
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By Munz, Tania  LORRAINE DASTON and GREGG MITMAN (eds.), Thinking with Animals: New Perspectives on Anthropomorphism. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005. Pp. vii+230. ISBN 0-2311.3038-4. Pounds 32.00, $49.50 (hardback).
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Reflecting on the current air travel environment might present a challenge for those whose livelihood depends on the ability to make the occasional inappropriate remark.
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Life hardens us and art desensitizes us. Is the culture of violence turning us into creatures without empathy? Commentary by Tony Long.
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Sono accusati di favoreggiamento e false dichiarazioni
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There&#39;s a common misconception in the world of sports often voiced by beer-toting fans as if it were defensible in a court of law.
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Liberal bias versus right-wing conspiracy is a wonderful distraction. There is evidence enough on both sides. How can opposite claims be true? Confront a physicist with evidence supporting contradictory hypotheses and she will go looking for a more basic cause. Let's try that.
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By Christopher Faille, Financial Correspondent