Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Photos of Yemen

Gregory Johnsen

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Foreign Policy has published a wonderful series of photos of Yemen by Sandy Choi – check them out.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Charles bridge in prague, czech republic.

Neuropsych

An untold story of LSD psychotherapy in communist Czechoslovakia

Uncovering the story of Milan Hausner, the Sadská clinic, and LSD psychotherapy behind the Iron Curtain.

A group of people holding signs that say we demand voting rights now.

The Present

Does democracy lead to better health?

There is a cross-country correlation between democracy and health. Is there good evidence to suggest it is causal?

A woman in a field enjoying digital reading.

The Present

The loss of deep reading: How digital texts impact kids’ comprehension skills

From Hogwarts to hashtags, kids’ reading habits have changed drastically in recent decades — but data suggests cause for hope.

A black and blue image of a chemical symbol featuring mirror image.

Life

The “dark biosphere”: Do mirror-image lifeforms exist?

This biochemist is determined to create a new life form by reversing the shape of molecules.

A Mercedes Benz parked in front of a building in Beijing, China.

The Past

Here’s what being filthy rich in China looked like in 1, 1000, and 2000 AD

China has always been one of the world’s wealthiest nations, but Chinese wealth looks different across the country’s eventful history.

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