Nov 21st, 2008 · The U.S. military has been embedding social scientists with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. These anthropologists offer their knowledge about local cultures to help troops avoid misunderstandings, but the program, called the Human Terrain System, has seen many problems in recent months.
Sep 29th, 2008 · The new PC game Spore has drawn heavy criticism for the copy protection its maker, Electronic Arts, installed on the game without consumers' knowledge. A lawsuit has been filed in California and the case is reminiscent of the Sony BMG "rootkit" case three years ago.
Sep 25th, 2008 · While John McCain and Barack Obama are dealing with the economy, the vice presidential nominees have been talking about foreign policy. Republican Sarah Palin has been meeting world leaders in New York. Democrat Joe Biden spoke Wednesday in Cincinnati about his in-depth knowledge of foreign policy.
Sep 22nd, 2008 · How do we live with the knowledge that death comes to all? Julian Barnes mixes memoir with philosophy as he zigzags briskly through the scientific, religious and emotional significance of living finite lives.
Aug 16th, 2008 · Knowledge-hound A.J. Jacobs has been sifting through the history of the Olympic Games and talks about some of the behind-the-scenes stories and quirky moments at Oympics past.
Aug 13th, 2008 · A new study in The Royal Society's Biology Letters claims that elephant memories may be key to the animals' survival during times of extreme drought. In particular, older female elephants appear to have the knowledge necessary to keep herds alive.
Jul 9th, 2008 · A little-known chapter in Sen. Barack Obama's life is the year he spent writing about financial markets for a New York City firm. The job gave him a crash course in market economics — knowledge that some say is still evident on the campaign trail.
Jun 9th, 2008 · In The Beautiful Struggle Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about growing up in West Baltimore and escaping the temptations of the city's streets. His memoir explains two very different kinds of knowledge — the language of the corner and the political consciousness taught to him by his father.