"A national initiative led by 12 of America’s leading research universities with the support of two major foundations will advance the U.S. news business by helping revitalize schools of journalism."

People preferred e-mailing articles with positive rather than negative themes, and they liked to send long articles on intellectually challenging topics.

from vegan.com

A report published Wednesday by the University of California, San Diego, calculates that American households collectively consumed 3.6 zettabytes of information in 2008. The paper — entitled “How Much Information?” — explores all forms of American communication and consumption and hopes to create a census of the information we consume. from nyt.

by The New York Times.

Despite its preoccupation with hygiene, America’s dirty secret is that it is one of the most dangerous places in the developed world to eat. from the economist.

EveryBlock is a new way to keep track of what’s happening on your block, in your neighborhood and all over your city.

Introducing a New Magazine About the Ideas Behind American Culture.

making science user-friendly

the emerging news ecosystem. by steven johnson.