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Fashion, Animal, Sound

Jay Lloyd — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:17:51 +0000

The images in Steve Miller’s Fashion, Animal, Sound series are all X-rays. He began experimenting with the technology decades ago because it enabled him to re-invent the notion of a portrait by… Read More

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Listening to Patients

Issues — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:33:28 +0000

This book was very difficult to review. In Ordinarily Well: The Case for Antidepressants, Peter Kramer, a psychiatrist and best-selling author, makes two arguments with which I agree. One is that… Read More

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Change’s Challengers

Issues — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 15:06:57 +0000

On the one hand, the world is obviously a much better place than it used to be.
Don’t take my word for it: the past few years have seen a surge of… Read More

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Anchor Management

Issues — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 19:24:29 +0000

Climate policy makers and political leaders love global targets. By adopting climate stabilization goals to limit temperature increases to a specified amount—usually two degrees Celsius (2°C)—above preindustrial levels, they demonstrate… Read More

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A Technology-Based Growth Policy

Issues — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:09:13 +0000

Monetary and fiscal policies to stimulate the economy are no substitute for the national research and development investment needed to spur productivity growth and create high-paying, high-skill jobs.
Talk to people in… Read More

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Science’s Role in Reducing US Racial Tensions

Issues — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:03:24 +0000

The United States of America is embroiled in fights, debates, riots, and sit-ins over racial injustice. In 2012, the death of Trayvon Martin, a black teenager, sparked protests about stand-your-ground laws in… Read More

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Electric Vehicles: Climate Saviors, or Not?

Issues — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 14:34:30 +0000

There are several reasons to support the growth of electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide, but one of the most compelling is its potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that emanate from petroleum-driven vehicles.… Read More

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Unlocking Clean Energy

Issues — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:59:49 +0000

Confronting climate change will require transforming the world’s energy systems to slash their greenhouse gas emissions. Although temperatures continue to rise at an alarming rate, some observers argue that increasing global investment… Read More

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Take a Deep Breath

Issues — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 13:50:12 +0000

Anxiety reigns among the overeducated, the hyper-rational, the super-scrupulous. Academics, think-tankers, and journalists are trying earnestly to understand why so many Americans have lost their respect for intellectual rigor. Hell, there seem… Read More

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Infrastructure and Democracy

Issues — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 19:01:17 +0000

The recent bitterly contested election revealed little common ground between the major parties. Yet President-elect Donald Trump and his opponent Hillary Clinton had at least one shared priority: both agreed that America’s… Read More

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