Politics & Current Affairs — April 11, 2011

The Impending Israel-Palestine Disaster

David Remnick

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The more unwilling Binyamin Netanyahu is to make a leap of history, the more dangerous it’s going to get.

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The Present

Why the USSR and China fell behind the US in the Chip Cold War

Both nations made missteps, but China still has a chance to make up lost ground.

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Business

How Isaac Newton and the “salience network” can unleash your creativity

Neuroscience supports the notion that an escape from conventional perspectives can be a gateway to spectacular insights.

Starts With A Bang

Stars alone can’t explain black holes, JWST data reveals

Today, supermassive black holes and their host galaxies tell a specific story in terms of mass. But JWST reveals a different story early on.

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Starts With A Bang

Einstein’s 7 rules for a better life

The most celebrated genius in human history didn’t just revolutionize physics, but taught many valuable lessons about living a better life.

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The Present

NASA beams home cat video from 19 million miles away

The record-breaking transmission could revolutionize deep space communication.

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Guest Thinkers

Continued unrest at Taal as evacuations begin

I’ve got a brief update about the activity at Taal in the Philippines to start us off: The news of a potential eruption at Taal continues – and the latest […]