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...ever walked through a swarm of gnats at a picnic, you have some idea of what it's like to navigate the mass of debris that circles our planet in low-Earth orbit. Space planners have long warned that the growing belt of cosmic junk would eventually lead to collisions, and on Tuesday it happened, when an American satellite and a defunct Russian satellite totaled each other 500 miles above Siberia. This has sparked new worries that space is simply becoming too dangerous a place to travel. Things aren't nearly that severe yet - but they're getting worse...
...people who want to encourage genius? Gladwell concludes his book by saying the 10,000-hour rule shows that kids just need a chance to show how hard they can work; we need "a society that provides opportunities for all," he says. Well, sure. But he dismisses the idea that kids need higher IQs to achieve success, and that's just wishful thinking. As I argued here, we need to do more to recognize and not alienate high-IQ kids. Too often, principals hold them back with age-mates rather than letting them skip grades...
...Andrew J. Berry, who teaches a core course called “Understanding Darwinism,” added that it was a remarkable feat for Darwin to have a “simple idea that explains the staggering organic diversity...
...Darwin’s is the biggest single idea in the history of ideas,” he said. “It’s one of the very few scientific ideas which has had a ripple effect beyond the sciences...
Hamas could, in fact, use its majority to bring down the government of Abbas, but it's unlikely to do that because its own best interests lie in reconstituting a unity government with him. Reports from Cairo, where Egypt is brokering truce arrangements, suggest that Hamas has accepted the idea that forces loyal to Abbas be placed in control of the border crossings into Gaza to allow the crossings to be reopened. And much of Fatah's rank and file is pressing for a unity government - an option that had been forcefully opposed by the Bush Administration. Fatah...