Advertising, the good old-fashioned way
Check out this collection of vintage magazine advertising, for a chuckle.
We’re going to evolve
We're all evolving in many ways, but I'm specifically referring to the design of this website. In the near future we will start implementing a new "magazine" design that allows us to feature some of our articles and to more easily integrate images and text. It will also provide new…
Conflict Pornography
Conflict: competitive or opposing action of incompatibles: antagonistic state or action. Pornography: (3): the depiction of acts in a sensational manner so as to arouse a quick intense emotional reaction. What else could it be, other than conflict pornography, when a major media source unnecessarily frames a story in such…
National Geographic Magazine: a treasure trove of relevant information every month
I just finished reading the October 2007 issue of National Geographic. I've been subscribing to the National Geographic for more than ten years. As I read the October issue, it struck me what an incredibly informative magazine it is. Truly, in a single issue of that one magazine there must…
What turns children into science-resistant adults?
In the May 18, 2007 edition of Science (available only to subscribers online), Paul Bloom and Deena Skolnick Weisberg consider why so many adults resist science. They cite a 2005 Pew Trust poll finding that 42% of people believe that humans have existed in their present form since the beginning…