Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Blog Spotlight on the California Stem Cell Report

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Want to keep up with the details of stem cell funding and politics in California? The California Stem Cell Report is the place for you. And while you are there, check out this reaction to my recent Skeptical Inquirer Online column on political communication strategy in the Congressional debate.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

The Learning Curve

4 key strategies for great conversations

Many conversations start awkwardly and derail from there, but a few simple techniques can put them back on track.

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The Past

The U.S. national monument that was stolen to death

Fossil Cycad National Monument held America’s richest deposit of petrified cycadeoid plants, until it didn’t.

An image of a plane flying in the sky during a congress.

13.8

Here’s what a scientist makes of Congress’ UFO hearing

“The X-Files” was not a documentary.

a vase sitting on top of a wooden table.

The Past

What did ancient people eat? Scientists find new clues in old pottery

On the menu: stews, cheese, and fermented drinks.

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Neuropsych

The truth about lying

You can’t spot a liar just by looking — but psychologists are zeroing in on methods that might actually work.

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In NYTimes Op-Ed, Words that Work for Stem Cell Opponents

Later this weekend, I will have much more to say about this op-ed by Yuval Levin appearing in Friday’s NY Times, so check back. The piece is a leading example […]