The History and Science of the Code and Learning to Read and Comprehend it. Despite the freaky name, this is a fascinating site on language processing and learning to read.

Justin Hudnall: Giver’s Greed: Charity’s Worst Enemy A nice article on why people do their charitable giving so badly. I think it connects directly to monkeysphere ideas.

Justin Hudnall: Giver’s Greed: Charity’s Worst Enemy A nice article on why people do their charitable giving so badly. I think it connects directly to monkeysphere ideas.

Justin Hudnall: Giver’s Greed: Charity’s Worst Enemy A nice article on why people do their charitable giving so badly. I think it connects directly to monkeysphere ideas.

In China, Brain Surgery Is Pushed on the Mentally Ill Wow. This is…unspeakable.

Feel-good diplomacy This article is interesting for two reasons. First, the premise “officials in the Pentagon have come to believe that humanitarian aid might be more effective at deterring radical extremism than the threat of arms.” Secondly, it totally trashes the USS Comfort Hospital ship’s efforts to provide medical.

A Single Person Brought AIDS to America Huh. Wow. Doesn’t this seem like it ought to be larger news that a blog post?