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Nose-to-tail dining becomes increasingly trendy
Nose-to-tail dishes turn trendy (via The Christian Science Monitor) In our increasingly food-obsessed world, we’re always hungry for the next new thing. And yet one growing trend is actually quite old: Nose-to-tail eating, the practice of using as much of the animal as possible, dates back to at least the…
Retraction due to scientific fraud at all-time high
Fraud in scientific research: It happens, and cases are on the rise (via The Christian Science Monitor) More published research papers – the currency of a career in science – have been retracted during the past 35 years because of fraud and plagiarism than for any other combination of reasons,…
LGBT Germans tap Oktoberfest to make push for marriage rights
Gay Germans tap Oktoberfest to make push for marriage rights (via The Christian Science Monitor) By early afternoon on the first Sunday of Oktoberfest this past weekend, the Bräurosl beer tent in Munich was already filled with thousands of merry revelers in lederhosen, singing and drinking. At one table, Christian…
Ron Paul’s trouncing in Nebraska puts convention coup out of reach
Ron Paul: Is it all over for his campaign? (via The Christian Science Monitor) Is it all over for Ron Paul? The Republican congressman from Texas has doggedly worked his way through the GOP primary/caucus season, unwavering in his conservative-libertarian message, steadily picking up delegates to the August convention as…
Scientists add ‘leap second’ to Saturday
Thanks to science, your weekend will be one second longer (+video) (via The Christian Science Monitor) The transition from June to July will be delayed by circumstances beyond everyone’s control. Time will stand still for one second on Saturday evening (June 30) because a “leap second” will be added to let…
Assange bail donors stand to lose money if Ecuador asylum is granted
Why Assange's bid for Ecuador asylum may dismay supporters (via The Christian Science Monitor) As many questions as answers surrounded Julian Assange’s continued sojourn at the Ecuadorian embassy in London Thursday morning, as the Australian founder of WikiLeaks awaited Ecuador’s response to his plea for asylum. Mr. Assange’s decision Tuesday…
Title IX at 40: what it’s done for gender equity – and the road still ahead
Title IX at 40: what it’s done for gender equity – and the road still ahead (via The Christian Science Monitor) Title IX is having a birthday bash this week, with many Americans – including top White House officials and members of Congress from both sides of the aisle –…
Racial gap in life expectancy reaches new low in U.S.
Racial gap in life expectancy reaches new low in US (via The Christian Science Monitor) The gap in life expectancy between blacks and whites in the United States, long attributed to socioeconomic disparities and a range of other factors, continued its historical decline between 2003 and 2008 and is now…
Fight brewing in Congress over budget, taxes
Fight brewing in Congress over budget, taxes (via The Christian Science Monitor) A budget showdown for the ages could begin after this year’s election and stretch well into 2013 — despite the threat that an impending half-trillion-dollar avalanche of tax increases and spending cuts might rekindle a national recession. The…
Sen. Baucus resists push to renew Bush tax cuts
Key Senate Democrat resists push to renew Bush tax cuts before election (via The Christian Science Monitor) Likening the US tax code to the “hydra,” the many-headed Greek monster, Sen. Max Baucus (D) said Congress should take on the herculean task of tax reform by building consensus and trust behind…
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