Our perceptual filters shape the world  

If presented with the autopsied brains of a diverse array of people, no expert would be able to distinguish from the brains’ anatomy or neurocircuitry the gender, religion, or socio-economic class of … more

So what if conventions are mostly scripted?

Here come the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions — and the quadrennial whine. You’ve heard it: the conventions are a big waste of time and money. They don’t pick the presidential n… more

New science looks at big picture for the future  

If we want to protect an endangered animal such as the woodland caribou, we have to do more than just study the animal in isolation. We must understand how it interacts with its total environment, i… more

Why the Olympic Games matter  

The world is astonished and fixated by the sublime talents of Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps, and so many other Olympians… more

Editorial cartoon - August 22

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U.S. college presidents want drinking age lowered  

The presidents of 100 or so prestigious colleges are asking Congress to consider lowering the age of legal drinking from… more

Green Party supporters mostly hate capitalism  

Now, lots of you read David Suzuki’s column last week about wind power in Germany, and the lovely picture he painted of … more

Sleaze and progress at Beijing Olympics  

If the scandal about the phoney opening-ceremony singer is the biggest issue that organizers of the Beijing Olympics hav… more

Editorial cartoon - August 14

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Bronze just out of reach

BEIJING — Mike Brown bit his lip and shook his head. A finger tip, a last kick, maybe a final stretch was all that sepa… more
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