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trueKritikon2005-08-06T02:38:03+00:002005-08-06T02:38:03Z2005-08-06T02:38:03Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112329588335234935The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources
falseKritikon2005-08-04T19:49:04+00:002005-08-04T19:49:04Z2005-08-04T19:49:04Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112318494485128317How schools are destroying the joy of reading
falseKritikon2005-08-04T19:28:49+00:002005-08-04T19:28:49Z2005-08-04T19:28:49Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112318372902310323Nuclear Weapons, Suicide Bombers, and the Danger of Swarming Human Locusts
falseKritikon2005-08-04T19:26:39+00:002005-08-04T19:26:39Z2005-08-04T19:26:39Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112318359931088741Sixty years later | thebulletin.org
falseKritikon2005-08-04T12:20:37+00:002005-08-04T12:20:37Z2005-08-04T12:20:37Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112315803784202779Orion > Orion Magazine > July | August 2005 > Bill McKibben > An Atom of Difference
falseKritikon2005-08-04T10:55:42+00:002005-08-04T10:55:42Z2005-08-04T10:55:42Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112315294250002260Bright Lights Film Journal | Charlie Chaplin at Mutual
falseKritikon2005-08-04T08:47:30+00:002005-08-04T08:47:30Z2005-08-04T08:47:30Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112314525014288556
A provocative tale of a time when politicians, ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0802/p16s01-bogn.html">A provocative tale of a time when politicians, scientists, and technology went awry.</A><br /><P>How the father of the A-bomb fell from grace</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-08-04T08:47:00+00:002005-08-04T08:47:00Z2005-08-04T08:47:00Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112314522016470672
Hiroshima may not have brought Japan to surrend... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0802/p17s01-bogn.html">Hiroshima may not have brought Japan to surrender.</A><br /><P>What Truman was thinking when he decided to drop the bomb</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-08-04T08:37:53+00:002005-08-04T08:37:53Z2005-08-04T08:37:53Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112314467371256913
Henri Cartier-Bresson, the great French photogr... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/7304a66a-03bb-11da-b54a-00000e2511c8,_i_rssPage=daa36138-ce4f-11d7-81c6-0820abe49a01.html">Henri Cartier-Bresson, the great French photographer, who died last year, invented the modern freelance. He consistently found ways to file his pictures from the ends of the earth, on time and in good condition.</A><br /><P>Master of life's decisive, fleeting moments</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-08-04T08:22:08+00:002005-08-04T08:22:08Z2005-08-04T08:22:08Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112314372841453778Movies just don't matter
falseKritikon2005-08-01T21:27:47+00:002005-08-01T21:27:47Z2005-08-01T21:27:47Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112293166759692148A Time of Doubt for Atheists - Yahoo! News
falseKritikon2005-07-31T14:38:47+00:002005-07-31T14:38:47Z2005-07-31T14:38:47Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112282072792613706
In his one-man show, Charles Ross enacts every ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/31/theater/newsandfeatures/31simo.html?ex=1280462400&en=c5a395693f32a74e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">In his one-man show, Charles Ross enacts every character, musical theme and sound effect found in Episodes IV through VI of "Star Wars."</A><br /><P>Geeks, Get Out Your Light Sabers! Impostor Alert</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-31T14:24:45+00:002005-07-31T14:24:45Z2005-07-31T14:24:45Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112281988500487388The Triumph of Reason? by Theodore Dalrymple
falseKritikon2005-07-31T14:24:44+00:002005-07-31T14:24:44Z2005-07-31T14:24:44Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112281988435587540The Triumph of Reason? by Theodore Dalrymple
falseKritikon2005-07-30T15:56:00+00:002005-07-30T15:56:00Z2005-07-30T15:56:00Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112273896077341838
The English curriculum is being changed to make... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://education.telegraph.co.uk/education/main.jhtml?xml=/education/2005/07/30/tebooks30.xml">The English curriculum is being changed to make it more 'user-friendly'. Dr Andrew Cunningham disagrees.</A><br /><P>2015: the year literacy finally died</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-30T15:45:20+00:002005-07-30T15:45:20Z2005-07-30T15:45:20Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112273832008299444
Observations of complex organic molecules by th... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7754&feedId=online-news_rss091">Observations of complex organic molecules by the Spitzer Space Telescope bolster the case for extraterrestrial life</A><br /><P>Life's ingredients found in early universe</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-30T15:43:54+00:002005-07-30T15:43:54Z2005-07-30T15:43:54Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112273823408577371
July 29: British scientists may be about to ups... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1538313,00.html?gusrc=rss">July 29: British scientists may be about to upset one of the most cherished tenets of conservation: that trees save water. </A><br /><P>Research pours cold water on moisture conservation role for forests</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-30T15:41:41+00:002005-07-30T15:41:41Z2005-07-30T15:41:41Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112273810111193038
Using high-speed collisions between gold atoms,... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-07/uoc--dtt072905.php">Using high-speed collisions between gold atoms, scientists think they have re-created one of the most mysterious forms of matter in the universe -- quark-gluon plasma.</A><br /><P>Detecting the traces of mystery matter</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-30T15:39:05+00:002005-07-30T15:39:05Z2005-07-30T15:39:05Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112273794575170720
Physicists in the US have demonstrated a new fo... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://physicsweb.org/archive/news/9/7/17/1?rss=2.0">Physicists in the US have demonstrated a new form of laser spectroscopy that could lead to more accurate atomic clocks. The team used techniques developed for quantum computing to make highly accurate measurements on ions that are not suitable for existing approaches to precision spectroscopy (Science 309 749). The "ticks" in an atomic clock are defined by oscillations between two energy states in an atom.</A><br /><P>Quantum boost for optical clocks</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-30T15:37:46+00:002005-07-30T15:37:46Z2005-07-30T15:37:46Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112273786636257485
The embryos enabled scientists for the first ti... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20050725/dinobaby.html?through=news|rss|afp|0725|dinobaby.html">The embryos enabled scientists for the first time to reconstruct the growth trajectory of a dinosaur.</A><br /><P>Oldest Dino Embryos Identified</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-30T15:36:19+00:002005-07-30T15:36:20Z2005-07-30T15:36:19Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112273777996996762
Astronomers have found a new world bigger than ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/29jul_planetx.htm">Astronomers have found a new world bigger than Pluto in the outer reaches of the solar system.</A><br /><P>10th Planet Discovered</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-29T18:07:40+00:002005-07-29T18:07:40Z2005-07-29T18:07:40Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112266046061747533
At 200, Alexis de Tocqueville would still recog... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.opinionjournal.com/taste/?id=110007030&mod=RSS_Opinion_Journal&ojrss=frontpage">At 200, Alexis de Tocqueville would still recognize America.</A><br /><P>Tocqueville at 200</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-29T14:15:52+00:002005-07-29T14:15:52Z2005-07-29T14:15:52Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112264655253916197
Even the scientists who are DNA testing hair fo... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/magazine/4720797.stm">Even the scientists who are DNA testing hair found in a suspected Bigfoot print expect it to be bear or bison. Why is Sasquatch such a powerful myth?</A><br /><P>In search of Bigfoot</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-29T13:55:17+00:002005-07-29T13:55:17Z2005-07-29T13:55:17Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112264531777623226
Economic globalization requires a degree of pol... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.educause.edu/LibraryDetailPage/666?ID=FFP0501S">Economic globalization requires a degree of political globalization - yet there is no global government to initiate, lead, or regulate the process. International organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank present a partial answer to the n... </A><br /><P>Why Are the Fears of Globalization So High?</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-29T13:45:39+00:002005-07-29T13:45:39Z2005-07-29T13:45:39Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112264473968897528
Parents who fail to deal with their children's ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/education/4727065.stm">Parents who fail to deal with their children's bad behaviour at school should be punished, teachers say.</A><br /><P>Bad parents 'should be punished'</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-29T13:44:39+00:002005-07-29T13:44:39Z2005-07-29T13:44:39Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112264467948505352
Shari Wilson explains why three-hour sessions a... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://insidehighered.com/views/2005/07/29/wilson">Shari Wilson explains why three-hour sessions are popular with students and adjuncts -- and why these courses are usually doomed.</A><br /><P>Once a Week Is Not Enough</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-29T13:40:15+00:002005-07-29T13:40:15Z2005-07-29T13:40:15Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112264441544978398
July 29: The lengths to which the Soviet author... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1538402,00.html?gusrc=rss">July 29: The lengths to which the Soviet authorities were ready to go in their efforts to block publication of Boris Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago, was revealed by a letter published yesterday.</A><br /><P>How Kremlin strove to block Dr Zhivago</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-29T13:36:51+00:002005-07-29T13:36:51Z2005-07-29T13:36:51Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112264421143741633
Bard College offers a comprehensive look at Aar... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/29/arts/music/29copl.html?ex=1280289600&en=a83543a9e65e5bee&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">Bard College offers a comprehensive look at Aaron Copland's music and the 20th-century American culture that shaped him in its coming festival.</A><br /><P>As American as Copland, Who Forged Our New Sound</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T18:52:14+00:002005-07-28T18:52:14Z2005-07-28T18:52:14Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112257673461908051The New Atlantis - Technology and the Spirit of Ownership - Paul J. Cella III
falseKritikon2005-07-28T18:51:29+00:002005-07-28T18:51:29Z2005-07-28T18:51:29Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112257668953685867The New Atlantis - Technology and the Spirit of Ownership - Paul J. Cella III
falseKritikon2005-07-28T18:50:37+00:002005-07-28T18:50:37Z2005-07-28T18:50:37Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112257663727867984The New Atlantis - The Real Meaning of Genetics - Eric Cohen
falseKritikon2005-07-28T18:49:01+00:002005-07-28T18:49:01Z2005-07-28T18:49:01Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112257654148833060Byron's beautiful face
falseKritikon2005-07-28T18:48:35+00:002005-07-28T18:48:35Z2005-07-28T18:48:35Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112257651516890880Coffee, women and Samuel Richardson
falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:58:49+00:002005-07-28T15:58:49Z2005-07-28T15:58:49Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256632930688565
Comment: He may have been dead for 178 years, b... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1537815,00.html?gusrc=rss">Comment: He may have been dead for 178 years, but the greatest of all composers, Ludwig van Beethoven may just have rolled back a malign equation that at the time of Live8 seemed all but irreversible: music = pop + rock, writes David McKie.</A><br /><P>David McKie: Roll over, Geri Halliwell</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:42:20+00:002005-07-28T15:42:20Z2005-07-28T15:42:20Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256534053464363
Lisa Randall, one of the world's most influenti... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://connected.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2005/06/01/ecfdime01.xml">Lisa Randall, one of the world's most influential physicists, explains why we need more than three dimensions to understand the cosmos.</A><br /><P>Why I believe in higher dimensions</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:41:57+00:002005-07-28T15:41:57Z2005-07-28T15:41:57Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256531790446363
Male fertility is falling. New evidence shows t... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://connected.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2005/06/15/ecfsperm15.xml">Male fertility is falling. New evidence shows that phthalates - chemicals found in plastics and cosmetics - can damage boys' reproductive development at much lower doses than thought and that hormone exposure in the womb could cause disease later in life, perhaps in future generations. Roger Highfield reports. </A><br /><P>Are these sperm doomed?</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:39:28+00:002005-07-28T15:39:28Z2005-07-28T15:39:28Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256516883310522
The death toll from a hitherto rare disease fro... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7740&feedId=online-news_rss091">The death toll from a hitherto rare disease from pigs has risen to 24 in southwest China, with more than 117 people feared infected</A><br /><P>Mysterious disease outbreak in China baffles WHO</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:38:51+00:002005-07-28T15:38:51Z2005-07-28T15:38:51Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256513101295627
A UV telescope stuns astronomers by revealing s... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7736&feedId=online-news_rss091">A UV telescope stuns astronomers by revealing star-studded spiral arms around a faint galaxy ? it may resemble those in the very early Milky Way</A><br /><P>Galaxy's vast hidden arms revealed</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:38:25+00:002005-07-28T15:38:25Z2005-07-28T15:38:25Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256510556071611
A brand new insect may have arisen in an evolut... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7741&feedId=online-news_rss091">A brand new insect may have arisen in an evolutionary eye-blink as a result of cross-species mating ? usually the preserve of plant species</A><br /><P>New animal species evolved in an instant</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:36:40+00:002005-07-28T15:36:40Z2005-07-28T15:36:40Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256500091811373
Men who spend big money on wining and dining th... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7737&feedId=online-news_rss091">Men who spend big money on wining and dining their dates are not frittering away their hard-earned cash ? far from it, a new study suggests</A><br /><P>'Worthless' gifts get the good girls</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:33:25+00:002005-07-28T15:33:25Z2005-07-28T15:33:25Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256480575878744
July 26: Scientist courts controversy with call... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/science/story/0,12996,1536240,00.html?gusrc=rss">July 26: Scientist courts controversy with call for women to donate eggs.</A><br /><P>Cloning plan poses new ethical dilemma</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:32:58+00:002005-07-28T15:32:58Z2005-07-28T15:32:58Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256477872936535
July 26: On the desolate shores of Gough Island... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/news/story/0,12976,1536313,00.html?gusrc=rss">July 26: On the desolate shores of Gough Island in the deep South Atlantic, a natural history horror story is unfolding. Giant mice evolved from animals aboard ships that stopped at the island in the 19th century are attacking local seabird chicks and devouring them alive.</A><br /><P>Attack of the killer mice</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:25:33+00:002005-07-28T15:25:33Z2005-07-28T15:25:33Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256433394260193
Flu viruses can swap multiple genes rapidly to ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/4717183.stm">Flu viruses can swap multiple genes rapidly to make new resistant strains, US researchers have found.</A><br /><P>Flu mutates quicker than thought</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T15:20:08+00:002005-07-28T15:20:08Z2005-07-28T15:20:08Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112256400840775551
Tracking butterfly types and numbers across tim... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0728/p16s01-sten.html">Tracking butterfly types and numbers across time and space can provide early environmental warnings.</A><br /><P>A butterfly map of America's green space</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T06:08:53+00:002005-07-28T06:08:53Z2005-07-28T06:08:53Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112253093398922657NASA - The Next Giant Leap
falseKritikon2005-07-28T06:07:25+00:002005-07-28T06:07:25Z2005-07-28T06:07:25Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112253084515389948GÖDEL AND THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICAL TRUTH II
Edge 164: "G�DEL AND THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICAL TRUTH II"
falseKritikon2005-07-28T04:42:54+00:002005-07-28T04:42:54Z2005-07-28T04:42:54Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112252577495496552
Deserving cases, getting too little help
Millio... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=4220850&fsrc=RSS">Deserving cases, getting too little help</A><br /><P>Millions facing starvation in Saharan Africa</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T04:41:17+00:002005-07-28T04:41:17Z2005-07-28T04:41:17Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112252567710775614 Dahl has been accused of racism and anti-Semitism... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://beliefnet.com/story/171/story_17100_1.html">The stories of Roald Dahl transport their delighted readers to worlds with chocolate rivers and peaches as large as houses. But behind these magical tales is an author whose personal life didn't always reflect the values we may hope for from a role model; Dahl has been accused of racism and anti-Semitism, though he always denied the charges. Kris Rasmussen knew about this side of Dahl when she decided to write "WonkaMania," her new book for teens, which looks at the lessons of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" through the lens of Scripture. With the new Willy Wonka movie--directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp--now playing, Rasmussen emailed with Beliefnet about Dahl's alleged dark side and why she pursued her project nonetheless. </A><br /><P>The Dark Side of Roald Dahl</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T03:47:58+00:002005-07-28T03:47:58Z2005-07-28T03:47:58Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112252247821361907
Meet Mr. Manners: Chinese Businessmen Learn We... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,366864,00.html"></A><br /><P>Meet Mr. Manners: Chinese Businessmen Learn Western Table Etiquette</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T03:21:17+00:002005-07-28T03:21:17Z2005-07-28T03:21:17Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112252087790046932
Janice McCabe and Brian Powell explore the worl... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://insidehighered.com/views/2005/07/27/mccabe">Janice McCabe and Brian Powell explore the world where all the professors are above average (and tough graders).</A><br /><P>Woebegone About Grade Inflation</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T03:12:02+00:002005-07-28T03:12:02Z2005-07-28T03:12:02Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112252032215709433
Is the rigorous International Baccalaureate pro... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0726/p12s01-legn.html">Is the rigorous International Baccalaureate program for everyone? A N.Y.C. public school aims to find out.</A><br /><P>An elite curriculum meets an amalgam of students</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-28T03:11:46+00:002005-07-28T03:11:46Z2005-07-28T03:11:46Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112252030632445004
One proposal would eliminate grade levels, lett... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0726/p12s02-legn.html">One proposal would eliminate grade levels, letting mastery of subjects dictate when a student moves on.</A><br /><P>High school could be ... better. But how?</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-27T16:45:47+00:002005-07-27T16:45:47Z2005-07-27T16:45:47Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112248274705128404The troubled prophet of cybernetics
falseKritikon2005-07-27T16:44:01+00:002005-07-27T16:44:01Z2005-07-27T16:44:01Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112248264195393983Pynchon from A to V
falseKritikon2005-07-27T16:43:35+00:002005-07-27T16:43:35Z2005-07-27T16:43:35Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112248261557166519Armageddon Buffet: A Dream of Armageddon
falseKritikon2005-07-26T07:54:18+00:002005-07-26T07:54:18Z2005-07-26T07:54:18Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112236445881816133Mixed-up Malaysia by Theodore Dalrymple
falseKritikon2005-07-25T18:17:23+00:002005-07-25T18:17:23Z2005-07-25T18:17:23Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112231544378855728Reflections on Hiroshima and the Anti-Nuclear Movement
Japan Focus Article: "Reflections on Hiroshima and the Anti-Nuclear Movement"
falseKritikon2005-07-25T18:09:37+00:002005-07-25T18:09:37Z2005-07-25T18:09:37Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112231497700295856Iran, War and World Energy
falseKritikon2005-07-25T17:55:25+00:002005-07-25T17:55:25Z2005-07-25T17:55:25Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112231412514894625
A 28,000-year-old phallus from Germany is among... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/sci/tech/4713323.stm">A 28,000-year-old phallus from Germany is among the earliest representations of male sexuality uncovered.</A><br /><P>Ancient phallus unearthed in cave</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-25T17:29:39+00:002005-07-25T17:29:39Z2005-07-25T17:29:39Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112231257909161890
On the eve of its 50th anniversary production, ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1535466,00.html?gusrc=rss">On the eve of its 50th anniversary production, Simon Callow traces the influence of Samuel Beckett's masterpiece.</A><br /><P>Simon Callow on Beckett's Waiting for Godot</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-25T17:22:08+00:002005-07-25T17:22:08Z2005-07-25T17:22:08Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112231212888513931LA Weekly: Columns: Quark Soup: I Think, Therefore I Am — Sorta
falseKritikon2005-07-23T21:03:15+00:002005-07-23T21:03:15Z2005-07-23T21:03:15Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215259556472998
What do people actually think about great art? ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.philosophersnet.com/magazine/article.php?id=575">What do people actually think about great art? </A><br /><P>Who's the Greatest?</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:50:37+00:002005-07-23T20:50:37Z2005-07-23T20:50:37Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215183738938495
A distant gravitational lens brings the most fa... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7614&feedId=online-news_rss091">A distant gravitational lens brings the most far-flung Einstein ring ever seen into focus, offering insights into the early days of the universe</A><br /><P>Most distant Einstein ring is revealed</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:49:59+00:002005-07-23T20:49:59Z2005-07-23T20:49:59Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215179940683079
The US dropped A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasak... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7706&feedId=online-news_rss091">The US dropped A-bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to kick-start the Cold War rather than end the Second World War, claim two nuclear historians</A><br /><P>Hiroshima bomb may have carried hidden agenda</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:49:10+00:002005-07-23T20:49:10Z2005-07-23T20:49:10Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215175030051656
Being intelligent may lead to a better paid job... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7678&feedId=online-news_rss091">Being intelligent may lead to a better paid job and quality of life but, in old age, it does not affect happiness, according to new Scottish research</A><br /><P>Intelligence is irrelevant to a happy old age</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:48:50+00:002005-07-23T20:48:50Z2005-07-23T20:48:50Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215173029132924
The chemical signature of microbial life could ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7716&feedId=online-news_rss091">The chemical signature of microbial life could be hidden in readings taken by the Huygens probe on Saturn's giant moon, researchers suggest</A><br /><P>Has Huygens found life on Titan?</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:45:29+00:002005-07-23T20:45:29Z2005-07-23T20:45:29Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215152917592849
Physicists at Purdue University in Indiana clai... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://physicsweb.org/archive/news/9/7/8/1?rss=2.0">Physicists at Purdue University in Indiana claim to have found new evidence for nuclear fusion in a tabletop device. Yiban Xu and Adam Butt say that firing sound waves into a beaker of deuterated acetone that has been "seeded" with neutrons produces tritium and further neutrons through the process of fusion. Known as "bubble fusion", the phenomenon met with widespread scepticism when it was first reported in 2002. The new results are likely to be just as controversial.</A><br /><P>Is bubble fusion back?</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:43:20+00:002005-07-23T20:43:20Z2005-07-23T20:43:20Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215140005135210
TODAY, the kaleidoscope may merely be seen as a... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=1669612005">TODAY, the kaleidoscope may merely be seen as a child's toy but in the Victorian era it was nothing short of a sensation. The man who invented the instrument was David Brewster, who was born in Jedburgh in 1781.</A><br /><P>The bright spark who gave kaleidoscopes to the world</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:40:52+00:002005-07-23T20:40:52Z2005-07-23T20:40:52Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215125263585552
In a series of previously unpublished letters, ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20050704/einstein.html?through=news|rss|afp|0704|einstein.html">In a series of previously unpublished letters, Albert Einstein defends his role in the atomic bombings that ended the U.S.-Japanese conflict in World War II.</A><br /><P>Letters: Einstein Torn Over Bombings</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:40:19+00:002005-07-23T20:40:19Z2005-07-23T20:40:19Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215121988200851
Footprints found beside an ancient Mexican lake... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050704/footprints.html?through=news|rss|briefs|0704|footprints.html">Footprints found beside an ancient Mexican lake question where the first Americans came from.</A><br /><P>Ancient Footprints May Rewrite History</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:39:49+00:002005-07-23T20:39:49Z2005-07-23T20:39:49Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215118996457044
Ancient European farmers gathered in circular s... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050704/earlyeuropeans.html?through=news|rss|briefs|0704|earlyeuropeans.html">Ancient European farmers gathered in circular structures to worship and be entertained.</A><br /><P>Early Europeans Partied, Prayed</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:39:17+00:002005-07-23T20:39:17Z2005-07-23T20:39:17Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215115773034319
Pieces of what may be a 2,000-year-old parchmen... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050718/bible.html?through=news|rss|briefs|0718|bible.html">Pieces of what may be a 2,000-year-old parchment quote verses from Leviticus.</A><br /><P>Rare Scrolls Reveal Early Biblical Writing</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:38:01+00:002005-07-23T20:38:01Z2005-07-23T20:38:01Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215108197609272
Search engines and hyperlinks have turned reade... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0623/p13s02-stin.html">Search engines and hyperlinks have turned readers into literary island-hoppers. Far more is in store.</A><br /><P>How the Web changes your reading habits</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T20:35:30+00:002005-07-23T20:35:30Z2005-07-23T20:35:30Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112215093062866298
Archaeological studies highlight the need to co... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0630/p16s01-stss.html">Archaeological studies highlight the need to conserve water so we can withstand prolonged droughts.</A><br /><P>Clues of climate and the Bible's seven lean years</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T18:28:02+00:002005-07-23T18:28:02Z2005-07-23T18:28:02Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112214328248585098
Many of those who thought the boy wizard would ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.spiked-online.com/articles/0000000CAC81.htm">Many of those who thought the boy wizard would save our world are now complaining that he failed to fulfil their fantasies.</A><br /><P>Harry Potter: pick on someone your own size</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T14:31:23+00:002005-07-23T14:31:23Z2005-07-23T14:31:23Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112212908358106997
Many great novels, including "War of the Worlds... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/08/movies/08jame.html?ex=1278475200&en=afa1bf1d70e842c7&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">Many great novels, including "War of the Worlds" and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," have been wildly overshadowed by the movies made from them.</A><br /><P>When the Film Outshines the Novel</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T14:19:25+00:002005-07-23T14:19:25Z2005-07-23T14:19:25Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112212836591547584
Digital music: BBC's Beethoven extravaganza see... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1532889,00.html?gusrc=rss">Digital music: BBC's Beethoven extravaganza sees symphonies downloaded 1.4m times.</A><br /><P>Beethoven beats Bono in battle of the downloads</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T14:19:09+00:002005-07-23T14:19:09Z2005-07-23T14:19:09Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112212834929919664
Classical: We should cherish those who possess ... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1532882,00.html?gusrc=rss">Classical: We should cherish those who possess great talent rather than envying them and begrudging their success, writes Dylan Evans.</A><br /><P>Dylan Evans: Mozart redeems my mediocrity</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T14:17:48+00:002005-07-23T14:17:48Z2005-07-23T14:17:48Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112212826865746313
Pop: Does the sound of 3,255 people biting into... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1530688,00.html?gusrc=rss">Pop: Does the sound of 3,255 people biting into apples count as music? Matthew Herbert explains all to Pascal Wyse.</A><br /><P>Crunch time</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T14:12:22+00:002005-07-23T14:12:22Z2005-07-23T14:12:22Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112212794284152003
Russia has lost more than its former state appa... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c8ce8598-f8da-11d9-8fc8-00000e2511c8,_i_rssPage=daa36138-ce4f-11d7-81c6-0820abe49a01.html">Russia has lost more than its former state apparatus since the collapse of communism. Innocence and idealism have gone too</A><br /><P>The good old, bad old days</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T14:11:42+00:002005-07-23T14:11:42Z2005-07-23T14:11:42Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112212790280162949
For years scholars have believed that the pyram... <br /><P></P><br /><BLOCKQUOTE><br /><DIV><A href="http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=4&article_id=16740">For years scholars have believed that the pyramid of King Khufu, largest of the three "great" pyramids at Giza, had been plundered in antiquity and everything of value, including the body of Khufu himself, had been removed.</A><br /><P>The Great Pyramid may still contain Khufu's intact pharaonic tomb</P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>falseKritikon2005-07-23T14:09:02+00:002005-07-23T14:09:02Z2005-07-23T14:09:02Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112212774215241230Telegraph | Arts | The arts column: why reading aloud brings us closer together
falseKritikon2005-07-23T14:07:08+00:002005-07-23T14:07:08Z2005-07-23T14:07:08Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112212762870016486TheStar.com - TV viewers, beware
falseKritikon2005-07-23T14:05:53+00:002005-07-23T14:05:53Z2005-07-23T14:05:53Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112212755325825986If It's Hip and Trendy, They're Not Interested
falseKritikon2005-07-22T17:22:27+00:002005-07-22T17:22:27Z2005-07-22T17:22:27Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112205294756397929Humboldt, the last man who knew everything
falseKritikon2005-07-21T04:19:44+00:002005-07-21T04:19:44Z2005-07-21T04:19:44Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112191958414376027Another Little Patch of Red
falseKritikon2005-07-21T04:18:58+00:002005-07-21T04:18:58Z2005-07-21T04:18:58Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112191953865844947Ruling Britannia
falseKritikon2005-07-21T04:18:19+00:002005-07-21T04:18:19Z2005-07-21T04:18:19Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112191949934928647Remembering the Forgotten War
falseKritikon2005-07-20T19:22:28+00:002005-07-20T19:22:28Z2005-07-20T19:22:28Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112188734813000060Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/19/2005 | Understanding Hitler: Silence lifts, just a bit, on 'Mein Kampf'
falseKritikon2005-07-20T15:23:34+00:002005-07-20T15:23:34Z2005-07-20T15:23:34Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112187301478377092RE: Mind May Affect Machines
Researchers at a Princeton University laboratory believe they've demonstrated that peoples' thoughts can have a miniscule but measurable effect on machines' output. Skeptics remain dubious. By Kim Zetter.
falseKritikon2005-07-20T15:06:43+00:002005-07-20T15:06:43Z2005-07-20T15:06:43Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112187200350148920Berkeley Summer: Building the Bomb
falseKritikon2005-07-20T15:05:38+00:002005-07-20T15:05:38Z2005-07-20T15:05:38Ztag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11894074.post-112187193881096018RAF Officer MacCarthys Incredible Journey from Dunkirk to Nagasaki