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Inside Jokes: Science Writer Jim Holt Explores Why We Laugh What do you get when you cross scholarly research and dick jokes? Nothing to laugh at, normally. But science writer Jim Holt defies the Heisenberg principle of humor — you can't study it without killing it — in his book Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of J Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Inside Jokes: Science Writer Jim Holt Explores Why We Laugh What do you get when you cross scholarly research and dick jokes? Nothing to laugh at, normally. But science writer Jim Holt defies the Heisenberg principle of humor — you can't study it without killing it — in his book Stop Me If You've Heard This: A History and Philosophy of J Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Formula One Racing World Of all the copy shops in all of England, Trudy Coughlan had the rotten luck of walking into Document Image Processing. It was June 2007 in sleepy Surrey County, and Coughlan, a statuesque blonde, sauntered through the door of the shop holding a sheaf of 780 pages. Scan them ont Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Formula One Racing World Of all the copy shops in all of England, Trudy Coughlan had the rotten luck of walking into Document Image Processing. It was June 2007 in sleepy Surrey County, and Coughlan, a statuesque blonde, sauntered through the door of the shop holding a sheaf of 780 pages. Scan them ont Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Games Without Frontiers: How Videogames Blind Us With Science A few years ago, Constance Steinkuehler -- a game academic at the University of Wisconsin -- was spending 12 hours a day playing Lineage, the online world game. She was, as she puts it, a "siege princess," running 150-person raids on hellishly difficult bosses. Most of her guild members were te Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Games Without Frontiers: How Videogames Blind Us With Science A few years ago, Constance Steinkuehler -- a game academic at the University of Wisconsin -- was spending 12 hours a day playing Lineage, the online world game. She was, as she puts it, a "siege princess," running 150-person raids on hellishly difficult bosses. Most of her guild members were te Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Why Georgia is not start of 'Cold War II' - Christian Science Monitor BBC NewsWhy Georgia is not start of 'Cold War II'Christian Science Monitor - 3 hours agoDespite tensions over missile deals and NATO expansion, the West's ties with Russia are far more nuanced than in Soviet days. By Robert Marquand | Staff writer of The Christian Scien Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Inside Chrome: The Secret Project to Crush IE and Remake the Web .chrome_what {width:250px;float:left;margin-right:12px;border-right-style:NONE;border-right-width:5px;border-right-color:#4d6387;} .chrome_what h5 {font-size:1.2em;margin-top:9px;} .chrome_what .kicker {color:#333;margin-bottom:9px;} .chrome_what li {list-style-type:none;padding-bottom: Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Inside Chrome: The Secret Project to Crush IE and Remake the Web .chrome_what {width:250px;float:left;margin-right:12px;border-right-style:NONE;border-right-width:5px;border-right-color:#4d6387;} .chrome_what h5 {font-size:1.2em;margin-top:9px;} .chrome_what .kicker {color:#333;margin-bottom:9px;} .chrome_what li {list-style-type:none;padding-bottom: Home > Rss Directory > Business > Wired News |
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Inside Chrome: The Secret Project to Crush IE and Remake the Web .chrome_what {width:250px;float:left;margin-right:12px;border-right-style:NONE;border-right-width:5px;border-right-color:#4d6387;} .chrome_what h5 {font-size:1.2em;margin-top:9px;} .chrome_what .kicker {color:#333;margin-bottom:9px;} .chrome_what li {list-style-type:none;padding-bottom: Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Did a judge-prosecutor romance taint Texas murder trial? - Christian Science Monitor ABC NewsDid a judge-prosecutor romance taint Texas murder trial?Christian Science Monitor - 4 hours agoBy Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Reporter Warren Richey discusses courtroom ethics and why an alleged romance between a judge and a pro Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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'Bigger, Stronger': Inside the Muscle World - Washington Post Washington Post'Bigger, Stronger': Inside the Muscle WorldWashington Post - Jun 5, 2008By Stephen Hunter The Bells were always big boys, Mark, Mike and Chris, of Poughkeepsie, NY You'd know them anywhere, that bulked-up jock look, with necks thick as tree trunks set ato Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Obama, McCain court rising Latino vote - Christian Science Monitor Boston GlobeObama, McCain court rising Latino voteChristian Science Monitor - 1 hour agoBy Mike Farrell | Staff writer Staff writer Michael Farrell talks with a spokesperson for a Latino youth group about prospects for the Dream Act, congressional legislation to let for Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Georgia crisis helps McCain for now - Christian Science Monitor Christian Science MonitorGeorgia crisis helps McCain for nowChristian Science Monitor - 3 hours agoBy Linda Feldmann | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington - The crisis in the former Soviet republic of Georgia seems made to order for John McCain. Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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After Ike, to rebuild or not? - Christian Science Monitor Christian Science MonitorAfter Ike, to rebuild or not?Christian Science Monitor - 3 hours agoCoastal Texas now faces the classic question asked in the wake of other natural disasters. By Patrik Jonsson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor This feature require Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Cut undersea Internet cables slow India's connectivity - Christian Science Monitor TechShout!Cut undersea Internet cables slow India's connectivityChristian Science Monitor - 9 hours agoBy Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor New Delhi - With Internet speed slowing to a crawl across much of India, some of the country's cal Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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UN Security Council passes more sanctions against Iran - Christian Science Monitor Twin Falls Times-NewsUN Security Council passes more sanctions against IranChristian Science Monitor - 4 hours agoWith Indonesia abstaining. the 14-to-1 vote is the first such resolution on Iran that did not achieve unanimity. By Howard LaFranchi | Staff writer of The Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Why Australia is leaving Iraq - Christian Science Monitor Alalam News NetworkWhy Australia is leaving IraqChristian Science Monitor - 2 hours agoPrime Minister Rudd criticized the US justification for the 2003 invasion of Iraq as 550 Australian troops packed up to leave. By Nick Squires | Correspondent of The Christian Science Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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High court: limits to defend oneself in court - Christian Science Monitor Javno.hrHigh court: limits to defend oneself in courtChristian Science Monitor - 2 hours agoBy Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Reporter Warren Richey discusses the US Supreme Court ruling Thursday against an Indiana man who was ruled not c Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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High court strikes down 'millionaire's amendment' - Christian Science Monitor PRESS TVHigh court strikes down 'millionaire's amendment'Christian Science Monitor - 1 hour agoThe move against the fundraising exceptions for wealthy candidates is the latest blow to McCain-Feingold reforms. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Moni Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |