After Iraq war, resist the isolationist impulse

Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:17 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)

"Sometime, somehow, the Iraq war will end. The surge may stabilize the country sufficiently to allow the withdrawal of American troops (less likely).

iraq, military, us-news, iraq-war, ploitics, presidential-debate

Looking for life in virtual worlds

Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:12 AM EDT (CNET)

"IBM and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday hosted an event to explore the potential of virtual worlds, or the 3D Internet.

technology, games, internet, virtual-reality, commputing

Chinese boy kills mother over Net cafe money

Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:10 AM EDT (CNET)

A teenage boy in southern China, "heavily addicted" to the Internet, killed his mother and severely injured his father with a kitchen knife after he was refused money to go to a cybercafe, state media said Thursday.

china, youth, internet, murder, world-news, addiction, computing

Anatomy of a Suicide Bombing

Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:57 AM EDT (Military.com)

"Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan - On June 15 in this tiny town in Afghanistan southern Uruzgan province, a car laden with explosives raced down a narrow alley towards a Dutch M-113 armored personnel carrier trundling down a perpendicular street.

army, terror, terrorism, politics, war, military, suicide-bomber

Battleground God

Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:47 AM EDT ()

"Can your beliefs about religion make it across our intellectual battleground?

entertainment, games, game, god, fun

Science of a Psychic

Seeded on Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:43 AM EDT (Psychology Today)

"You "know" things. You don't even know how you know them. Yet you have a sense of certainty when driving down a strange street that you really must make a left turn. Or comfort a co-worker who insists she's fine. Or quit your job and move to Paris.

medical, science, brain, psychology, philosophy, intuition