Society Articles
Politicising Genocide
In Turkey, coming to terms with past atrocities create more for the present
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On January 19th, prominent Turkish-Armenian writer Hrant Dink was fatally shot outside his office in Istanbul by a teenage miscreant allegedly under the influence of an ultra-nationalist named Yasin Hayal. Dink had been a vocal crusader towards reconciliation between the Turkish and Armenian communities, which have had a wary relationship since the birth of the country.
Can You Read My Mind?
Getting ahead by paying attention to others
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Have you ever thought about what special power you would like to have if you were a superhero? Would you wish for the ability to fly, to move with increased speed, or maybe the ability to freeze things? All of these powers would be great to have in an imaginary world.
DUMBO
A New Chapter in the Residential Revolution
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Take one subway stop from Downtown Manhattan and you are in DUMBO - Down Under Manhattan Bridge Overpass. DUMBO was the very first port neighborhood in Brooklyn, due to its proximity to the water. In the 18th and early 19th Centuries, this area was occupied by working class people; the area had a few taverns, some shipping businesses and light manufacturing.
Economics of the environment
Making Sense of Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Everything Else
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"Economists exist to make weathermen look good," my college roommate used to say. Both groups make verifiable predictive statements about complex systems. Lately, the two groups have lent their predictive powers to a common topic - global climate change. Pick up a newspaper or turn on your television news station on any given day, and you will find a story about global warming, renewable energy, carbon credits, reliance on Middle Eastern petroleum, plug-in hybrid vehicles, cellulosic ethanol - all of which are intertwined.
The War on Liquids
Insanity Rules in our Airports
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The question burning in every mind as we sit here in the airport waiting to board is: How is TSA thwarting terror by confiscating my moisturizing lotion? It's not just my moisturizer. All our water bottles are empty and no one has any shampoo or shaving cream.
Looking for Reality in all the Wrong Places
The line between truth and fiction in media is blurrier than ever
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One of the fun emails of the past summer included a picture of a billboard with a message from Emily to her (soon-to-be-ex) husband: This immediately raised questions as to its authenticity. If you work in a place where people commute, perhaps a colleague mentioned that he or she had actually seen the sign on the side of the highway or above one of the midtown high-rises.