"the coldest places on earth"
january 2011 by amy
The coldest temps on earth. Sure, there's Vostok at -90C, but there are others ...
world
weather
from twitter_favs
january 2011 by amy
Stuxnet Worm Used Against Iran Was Tested in Israel - NYTimes.com
january 2011 by amy
Though American and Israeli officials refuse to talk publicly about what goes on at Dimona, the operations there, as well as related efforts in the United States, are among the newest and strongest clues suggesting that the virus was designed as an American-Israeli project to sabotage the Iranian program.
world
politics
computing
security
january 2011 by amy
Global science: Climbing Mount Publishable | The Economist
november 2010 by amy
Climbing Mount Publishable: The old scientific powers are starting to lose their grip
research
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world
from twitter_favs
november 2010 by amy
Adam Serwer Archive | The American Prospect
november 2010 by amy
Bush: "Damn Right" I Ordered Torture.
ack
usa
world
politics
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november 2010 by amy
Secret Copenhagen recording reveals resistance from China and India | Environment | The Guardian
may 2010 by amy
Secret Copenhagen recording reveals resistance from China and India
global_warming
environment
climate_change
politics
world
from twitter_favs
may 2010 by amy
Stone Forest — Photo Gallery — National Geographic Magazine
november 2009 by amy
Madagascar’s limestone towers are a haven for strange species.
geology
world
photography
nature
from delicious
november 2009 by amy
Givology: About
october 2009 by amy
Givology partners with leading grassroots non-profit organizations, local communities, and schools to sponsor education grants and innovative community-based education projects. Through our website, you can support these initiatives and scholarships.
charity
education
world
from delicious
october 2009 by amy
Climate pledges so far are nowhere near enough - environment - 07 October 2009 - New Scientist
october 2009 by amy
According to the latest estimate of the carbon cuts offered by rich nations, the pledges fall well short of the reductions that climate scientists say are needed to avoid dangerous climate change.
world
policy
environment
politics
climate_change
from delicious
october 2009 by amy
TG Daily - Computers unlock 4,000 year old language
august 2009 by amy
It is possible to see the underlying grammatical structure of the Indus script even if the scientists don't know what each word means. Such a model is stage one for decipherment, because any meaning ascribed to a symbol must make sense in the context of other symbols that precede or follow it.
language
statistics
history
world
august 2009 by amy
Baobab Health Partnership
may 2009 by amy
incl. Ruby on Rails app to help process information about AIDS patients
world
health
technology
rails
may 2009 by amy
Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios - NYTimes.com
march 2009 by amy
on nina paley's film, "Sita Sings the Blues"
movies
technology
art
culture
world
march 2009 by amy
What to Do - The New York Review of Books [Krugman]
december 2008 by amy
anything that has to be rescued during a financial crisis, because it plays an essential role in the financial mechanism, should be regulated when there isn't a crisis so that it doesn't take excessive risks...Some people say that our economic problems are structural, with no quick cure available; but I believe that the only important structural obstacles to world prosperity are the obsolete doctrines that clutter the minds of men.
economics
comment
finance
politics
world
december 2008 by amy
BBC NEWS | Africa | Carter shocked by Zimbabwe crisis
november 2008 by amy
Former US President Jimmy Carter has said the crisis in Zimbabwe is "far worse" than he had imagined....The country's basic structure was "broken down", he said, pointing to the cholera epidemic that has swept Zimbabwe, killing at least 300 people and affecting some 6,000.
world
politics
health
news
society
november 2008 by amy
How bestsellers chart the state of nations | Books | guardian.co.uk
august 2008 by amy
What people are reading can tell you quite a lot about where they're reading it
books
world
culture
august 2008 by amy
Ma Jian explains why the Olympics are a disaster for | Books | The Guardian
august 2008 by amy
Chinese writer Ma Jian's book about Tibet was burned in the streets and banned. But that wasn't enough to silence him. Now living in exile in London, he tells Aida Edemariam why the Olympics are a disaster for his homeland
world
china
politics
writers
august 2008 by amy
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