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From The Guardian : Graduate sues Oxford University for £1m over his failure to get a first Faiz Siddiqui claims ‘appallingly bad’ teachin...

I am not a fan [of flag burning]. I agree that the American flag should not be disrespected. It's a sacred symbol that should be honored...

Just drop everything and read this absolutely gripping WSJ story on Tyler Shultz, the Theranos whistleblower (who also happens to be the g...

Avery Thompson in Popular Mechanics : 5 Simple Math Problems No One Can Solve . "Easy to understand, supremely difficult to prove....

Christian Catalini, Christian Fons-Rosen, and Patrick Gaulé in Vox.eu : Cheaper flights and scientific collaboration Noah Smith in Noahpin...

Turbulent events demand an origin story. To make sense of "Just What Happened?" Here's one from the land of Stephen Colbert ...

In these grim times, there's nothing better as a cheerer upper than Laura Benanti's impersonation of Melania Trump. Here are the thr...

If you are going to use mice in your research, there are all these federal requirements that have to be complied with. [...] And yet, when i...

SMBC has an answer that you really ought to check out !

As always, we go the extra mile to get you the juiciest of excerpts from the actual story : Although the bank’s headquarters remained in Ge...

I am grateful for this break -- just because it allows me to say a silent "thank you" to my dear friend who is no more. I have los...

Sci-Hub has been making waves. Such huge waves that the AAAS flagship, Science has taken note, with not just one, but three pieces devoted...

Ramesh Mahadevan, a close friend from my grad school days, passed away last night. I'm posting a quick note here to alert some of his fr...

From Gandhi to Arindam Chaudhuri is the title of this illustrated history. Absolutely great stuff from the Free Speech Journal, appearing a...

When I wrote the post on #StandWithJNU yesterday, I was not aware of a petition that students in IISc and NCBS (and, probably, several othe...