Random links
- How Ready Are We for Bioterrorism?
- Graham Allison of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government: "Nuclear terrorism is a preventable catastrophe, and the reason it’s preventable is because the material to make a nuclear bomb can’t be made by terrorists. But in the bio case — oh, my God! Can I prevent terrorists from getting into their hands anthrax or other pathogens? No! Even our best efforts can’t do that. I think the amazing thing is that one hasn’t seen more bioterrorism, given the relative ease of making a bioweapon and the relative difficulty of defending."
- A feminine face for the antiabortion movement
- "Recent news stories about the new vitality of the antiabortion movement ... have glossed over one crucial fact. The most visible, entrepreneurial and passionate advocates for the rights of the unborn (as they would put it) are women. More to the point: They are youngish Christian working mothers with children at home."
- The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever
- The sort of things that science seems to have figured out...
- The True Cost of Commuting
- Consider the economic costs of distance commuted to work vs. (potentially) increased house prices nearer by...