Environment
Drought Continues: Farmers, Shippers Feel Pressure
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Thursday, December 13, 2012
Education
Cheat Sheet Or Open Book: Putting Tests To The Test
December 13, 2012 Afshin Gharib, a psychology professor at Dominican University of California, prefers to give open-book tests. His colleague William Phillips lets students use cheat sheets. After several arguments about the techniques, they decided to conduct an experiment to find out which method works best.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Books
Tracing Military Failures, Holding 'The Generals' Accountable
December 11, 2012 In The Generals, Thomas Ricks examines U.S. military leadership from World War Two to the present day. He concludes that the mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan can be traced to the Army's inability to come to terms with all the lessons of Vietnam.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Music Interviews
K'Naan On Cheapening His Music For The Money
December 10, 2012 Somali-born rap musician K'naan is known for telling gritty stories about his childhood in war-torn Mogadishu through hip-hop music. On Country, God, Or the Girl, the edginess of past songs has been replaced with a polished pop sound.
