What Happens When the Poor Receive a Stipend?

What Happens When the Poor Receive a Stipend?:

Growing up poor has long been associated with reduced educational attainment and lower lifetime earnings. Some evidence also suggests a higher risk of depression, substance abuse and other diseases in adulthood. via Pocket

Heart surgeon declares on what really causes heart illness

Heart surgeon declares on what really causes heart illness:

We physicians with all our experience, know how and authority often acquire a rather large selfishness that tends to make it hard to accept we are wrong. So, here it is. I openly admit to being mistaken. via Pocket

Should Pope Francis Rethink Abortion? - NYTimes.com

Should Pope Francis Rethink Abortion? - NYTimes.com:

A Notre Dame philosopher weighs in.

FDA's New Rules on Factory Farm Antibiotics Are Flawed—and Voluntary

FDA's New Rules on Factory Farm Antibiotics Are Flawed—and Voluntary

Encouraging Corporate Crime

Encouraging Corporate Crime

Leaf-bagging under scrutiny as a wasteful expense and pointless chore

Leaf-bagging under scrutiny as a wasteful expense and pointless chore

Women Relax, Men Mountaineer: What Backpacks Reveal About Gendered Marketing of Outdoor Sports

Women Relax, Men Mountaineer: What Backpacks Reveal About Gendered Marketing of Outdoor Sports:

stupid sexist companies strike outdoor gear

Serving Life for This?

Serving Life for This?

Airline Deregulation : A Triumph of Ideology Over Evidence : Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Airline Deregulation : A Triumph of Ideology Over Evidence : Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Why Elizabeth Warren baffles pundits: “Economic populism” isn’t just a campaign slogan

Why Elizabeth Warren baffles pundits: “Economic populism” isn’t just a campaign slogan

Our Democracy Is at Stake

Our Democracy Is at Stake

Slow Ideas

Slow Ideas:

bedside manner matters as much as facts

David Morris: What’s Good for Bill Gates Turns Out To Be Bad For Public Schools

David Morris: What’s Good for Bill Gates Turns Out To Be Bad For Public Schools

An insecticide-infection connection in bee colony collapses | Ars Technica

An insecticide-infection connection in bee colony collapses | Ars Technica:

Was bee death caused by infection or insecticide?  Turns out, the insecticide weakens the bee’s immune system, allowing infection to run rampant. 

Make $377,000 trading Apple in one day

Make $377,000 trading Apple in one day:

Socially useless activity that makes BIG money.  I know it’s politically popular to do things like drug tests for welfare recipients, but these high-frequency traders are exploiting latency for profit.  Total. Fscking. Wankers.

The world reacts to the crisis in Syria - The Oatmeal

The world reacts to the crisis in Syria - The Oatmeal:

If only real journalists provided this kind of context.

What Works In Education: Scientific Evidence Gets Ignored - Slashdot

What Works In Education: Scientific Evidence Gets Ignored - Slashdot:

We already know what works.  What need to apply what we’ve learned.

NSA Officers Spy on Love Interests - Washington Wire - WSJ

NSA Officers Spy on Love Interests - Washington Wire - WSJ

Who is Your Favorite President (v2) (by FairVote MN) An...

Who is Your Favorite President (v2) (by FairVote MN)

An excellent, brief description of ranked-choice voting, a better method to elect people.

Let Me Explain Why Miley Cyrus’ VMA Performance Was Our Top Story This Morning | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Let Me Explain Why Miley Cyrus’ VMA Performance Was Our Top Story This Morning | The Onion - America's Finest News Source:

The disappointment in this story is that it’s from the Onion, but it’s true.