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  1. Visit Cholera Epidemic in New York City in 1832 - New York Times Cholera Epidemic in New York City in 1832 - New York Times

    On a Sunday in July 1832, a fearful and somber crowd of New Yorkers gathered in City Hall Park for more bad news. The epidemic of cholera, cause unknown and prognosis dire, had reached its peak.

  2. Visit ABC Radio National - Background Briefing: 27 October  2002  - Why Societies Collapse: Jared Diamond at Princeton University ABC Radio National - Background Briefing: 27 October 2002 - Why Societies Collapse: Jared Diamond at Princeton University

    At Princeton University in America, earlier this month, eminent professor Jared Diamond gave a speech about the collapse of ancient societies. And today, Background Briefing will broadcast that talk, edited and including some questions and answers… More

  3. Visit Another Way of Knowing » Jared Diamond: The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race Another Way of Knowing » Jared Diamond: The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

    To science we owe dramatic changes in our smug self-image. Astronomy taught us that our earth isn’t the center of the universe but merely one of billions of heavenly bodies. From biology we learned that we weren’t specially created by God but evol… More

  4. Visit John Zerzan: anti-civilization theorist, writer and speaker John Zerzan: anti-civilization theorist, writer and speaker

    When people began domesticating animals and plants just 10,000 years ago, our species began a downhill slide. This is the premise of the anti-civilization movement, which is based on several decades of archaeological and ethnographic research.

  5. Visit Bill Moyers Journal . E.O. WILSON | PBS Bill Moyers Journal . E.O. WILSON | PBS

    Edward Osborne Wilson grew up off the gulf coast of Alabama and Florida, becoming fascinated at a very early age by the diversity of the natural world surrounding him. After blinding himself in one eye while fishing at the age of 7, Wilson explain… More

  6. Visit The new age of ignorance | Review | The Observer The new age of ignorance | Review | The Observer

    We take our young children to science museums, then as they get older we stop. In spite of threats like global warming and avian flu, most adults have very little understanding of how the world works. So, 50 years on from CP Snow's famous 'Two Cul… More

  7. Visit Joseph Firmage - firmage.org Joseph Firmage - firmage.org

    Joe Firmage is the CEO and founder of ManyOne Networks, and founder of the Digital Universe Foundation.

  8. Visit DB Research: Deutsche Bank Research DB Research: Deutsche Bank Research

    DB Research is one of the world's leading think tanks for trends in business,

  9. Visit Regional Economist -- Economic Background Article Regional Economist -- Economic Background Article

    The response to economist Howard Wall's October 2000 article on the gender wage gap prompted some spirited feedback from readers. Among those we heard from was Alyson Reed, director of the National Committee on Pay Equity, who asked if we would co… More

  10. Visit Democrats lose House vote on Net neutrality | CNET News.com Democrats lose House vote on Net neutrality | CNET News.com

    update A hotly contested Democratic bid to enshrine extensive Net neutrality regulations in the law books failed Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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