Journalism
That Whole Japanese Eyeball Licking Thing Never Really Happened
Never fear. We are not next to suffer from the eyeball licking craze, because that craze never actually existed
The End of the Henrietta Lacks Saga?
The U.S. National Institutes of Health created an agreement with the Lacks family regarding access to the HeLa genome
No, Really, the Government Can Read Your Email
More than just metadata, the NSA's systems can track 'nearly everything a user does on the internet'
The Ten Most Controversial Articles on Wikipedia Might Surprise You
One researcher has quantified the most controversial Wikipedia entires of all time in ten different languages
Helen Thomas, Trailblazing Female Journalist, Dies at 92
Many credit Thomas with breaking the glass ceiling for women in journalism
The Incredible Disappearing Evangelist
Aimee Semple McPherson was an American phenomenon even before she went missing for five weeks in 1926.
Women Appear on Less Than Five Percent of Sports Illustrated Covers
A recent analysis of 11 years of SI covers shows that if you take out the swimsuit issue, women appear just 4.9 percent of the time
Mary Thom, Feminist, Historian and Editor, Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 68
Mary Thom, feminist editor, writer and behind-the-scenes activist, died earlier this week in a motorcycle accident in Yonkers
How the Ford Motor Company Won a Battle and Lost Ground
Corporate violence against union organizers might have gone unrecorded—if it not for an enterprising news photographer
What Are You Thinking About?
One researcher recorded the fascinating inner monologues of random people walking, sitting or standing in New York City
Athletes and Movie Stars Really Do Live Harder, Die Younger
Famous athletes and other performers are more likely to die young than their famous business, political, or academic counterparts.
Agony and Ecstasy at the Masters Tournament
It would take a miracle to beat Craig Wood in 1935. Gene Sarazen provided one
Get Your Own Offshore Tax Haven, a Step-by-Step Guide
From $8 to $32 trillion dollars are buried in tax havens worldwide. Here's how it works
The Science of Internet Virality: Awe and Joy All the Way Down
Cats and babies and corgis? Or something more.
The Twisted Reasons People Poison Pets
Journalist Deborah Blum found a few culprits that cropped up again and again
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Soviet Sniper
Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper credited with 309 kills—and an advocate for women's rights. On a U.S. tour in 1942, she found a friend in the first lady
Trolls Are Ruining Science Journalism
Negative comments, regardless of their merit, could sway readers' perceptions
Sorry, Malcolm Gladwell: NYC’s Drop in Crime Not Due to Broken Window Theory
We have no idea why crime dropped, but it had nothing to do with broken windows or police strategy
This Computer Program Uses Old Headlines to Predict the Future
By analyzing old news, this artificial intelligence program can predict the future
Readers Who Bought Lance Armstrong’s Book Want Their Money Back
Lance Armstrong's doping confession has cost him his Tour de France medals, sponsors and his charity. But now, readers who bought his books, want their money back too
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