Encounters with Anonymous: Missing Pieces
Of context, inference, proof, and pure dumb luck. Omar Willey contemplates.
Modern Economists: The Inept Firefighters’ Club
When economists are regularly rewarded for being unimaginative yes men and getting wrong everything important, why should we expect them to improve? Dean Baker writes.
Free Thing of the Week: Theft! A History of Music
Our publisher brings you the free stuff, this time a comic book about the 2000 year old attempt to rein in the power of music.
Sunday Comics
In the mornin’ you go gunnin’ for the man who stole your Comics
And you fire till he is done in but they catch you last Sunday
And the mourners are all singin’ as they drag you by your feet
But the hangman isn’t hangin’ and they put you on the street
The War on Drugs Is Holding Science Back
Researchers are blocked from medical developments because the war on drugs denies them access to crucial components. Naomi Burke-Shyne reports.
The Uncertain Future of Genetic Testing
Bringing genetics into medicine leads to more accuracy, better diagnosis and personalised treatment – but not for all. Carrie Arnold meets families for whom gene testing has led only to unanswered questions.
Encounters with Anonymous: Values
Continuing adventures through the land of anonymous photography with Omar Willey.

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