Nov 26th, 2008 · When you hit the road this Thanksgiving, take a look at the driver who honks at you: Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic, has a theory that men honk more than women, and expensive cars honk more at less expensive cars.
Sep 19th, 2008 · The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a temporary ban on certain types of short-selling or betting that a stock's price will fall. Wall Streeter Barry Ritholtz argues that the SEC action reverses 1,000 years of theory about how free markets should work.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Tropical cyclones have been getting stronger over the past several decades, according to a new report in the journal Nature. This finding supports a theory that storms will get stronger as the surface of the ocean heats up because of global warming.
Aug 30th, 2008 · Explorers looking for the lost cities in the Amazon have famously come up empty-handed. But now, scientists have found the remains of numerous smaller villages clustered around larger villages. Urban life may have been a part of the ancient Amazon after all.
Aug 4th, 2008 · Big, gas-guzzling vehicles are out of fashion. In fact, between high gas prices and the greening of American culture, people who own thirsty cars and SUVs might be a little ashamed of themselves. Right? As part of our "California Dreamin'" series, we took this theory and ran with it. But after talking to a couple of experts and some car owners, it's back to the drawing board.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl wrote the textbook on counterinsurgency — literally. Nagl was part of the team that drafted the current U.S. Army field manual. Having completed his tour in Iraq, Nagl talks about how military theory was put into practice in the region.
Jul 8th, 2008 · Michael Bracewell's history of Roxy Music doesn't go for conventional thinking — not about the band, and certainly not about how to write a rock biography. Instead, his new book combines art history, music theory and a smashing sense of fashion.
Jul 4th, 2008 · Marc Ribot has established a reputation as a guitar original — someone who crosses genres to create good music. Reviewer David Was shares his thoughts on Party Intellectuals, the debut recording from Ribot's band Ceramic Dog.