June 3 -7, 2013 This week, Erik took on the Singularitarians. Cassie saw the ugly future of drone journalism. When you look out your kitchen window in winter, what’s out there looks simple. But Cameron told us what’s really going on under the snow. If you’re a Neanderthal, you’ll like guest poster Jude Isabella’s dating […]
May 20 – 24 Paleo-BS or solid science? This week, Cassie investigated the new obsession with intermittent fasting. Cameron examined the void that lurks on the far side of achievement. Christie revealed some of the most surprising and least expected effects of guns. Heather told us how experimental archaeology is helping answer the question of […]
May 13 to 17 It’s spring! Except in London, where for the past two months, the weather has been stuck in a kind of sodden cold amalgam between spring and winter that’s probably best described as splinter. But back to spring. Among many other eye openers you’ll learn in Ann’s post, men’s reproductive hormones peak […]
May 6 – 10 This week, LWON spawn Virginia Hughes returns to the mothership to ask: Isn’t it a waste to spend precious years of our waking lives in service to death? People with discipline are more satisfied with less, says Jessa. People with self-control deficiencies want more. Christie considers the difference between a study […]
29 April – 3 May This week, Richard’s new book came out! Oh, nothing, just the one he co-authored with Temple Grandin about the autistic brain. I don’t know how to put this, but he’s kind of a big deal. Jessa and Ann ask him many questions. And yet, in middle of a busy book-signing schedule, Richard […]
22 – 26 April This week, guest poster Tienlon Ho broke LWON with her post about what happens when the cloud breaks up with you. LWON power couple Ann & Abstruse Goose took on the topic of penis envy. Eric continues our series on debunking Hollywood with a look at the annoying legitimisation of fringe […]
April 15-19 Can a country have post-traumatic stress disorder? This week, guest poster Amy Maxmen reported back from two weeks in Sierra Leone, where survivors and perpetrators eke out an uneasy truce after a ten year war. Cassie realised in the aftermath of the Boston bombings that no matter how fast Twitter and CNN can […]
8 – 12 April This week, Richard marveled at the quantum carnival that rages in the decimal points. You might have heard that birds and wind power don’t mix. Erik brings home the heartbreaking reality — and shows that there might be a solution. Erika explains why you don’t want any austerity cuts in the […]