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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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 Gas Fumes 
 May Pump Up 
 Road Rage 

Study finds link to increased aggression in rats

9 hours, 18 minutes ago

 Coma Man's Words 
 May Not Be His 

Experts doubt Houben's 'facilitated communication'

12 hours, 14 minutes ago

 New Brain Cells 
 Bump Old Memories 

Study finds new neurons clear out short-term memory

Nov 13, 09 5:03 AM CST

 Twitter Overflows With Malware 

One in 500 tweets links to malicious software, experts say

Oct 30, 09 3:35 PM CDT

 Save Money: Join Cult 
 of the Somewhat Delayed 

Live two years in the past and watch your savings grow

Oct 29, 09 1:45 PM CDT

Arnold Hides Vulgar Message to Legislators in Veto

Bill's author recently told governor to 'kiss my gay ass'

Oct 27, 09 9:38 PM CDT
ANALYSIS

 Anti-Vaccine Push  
 Threatens Kid Health 

'Pseudo-science' campaign blamed for rising rates of child illnesses

Oct 20, 09 1:40 AM CDT
TECH REVIEW

CNN's iPhone App Is a Winner

Well-designed add-on makes life easier for network's video-savvy citizen journalists

Sep 29, 09 3:53 PM CDT

Nerd Alert: Roddenberry's Mac for Sale

Apple gave early model to Star Trek creator
as a gift in 1986

Sep 18, 09 10:54 AM CDT
Analysis

Great Network Won't Make Up for Boring Phones

Verizon has reach, but is way behind on sexy smartphones

Sep 17, 09 10:36 AM CDT
Tech Review

 Zune HD Rivals 
 iPod Touch 


Sep 15, 09 3:44 PM CDT

Hoaxsters Get German Media to Report Fake Attack on US

Fake city of Bluewater California supposedly attacked by rappers

Sep 12, 09 1:42 PM CDT

 How to Improve the BlackBerry 

RIM dominates in sales, but the iPhone has big advantages

Sep 3, 09 3:00 PM CDT


 Playing Tetris 
 Boosts Brain 
 Power 

Study claims game
has building blocks
for better grey matter

Sep 2, 09 6:15 AM CDT
PRODUCT REVIEW

 Yes, the $1,100 Earbuds 
 Sound Pretty Awesome 

JH Audio in-ear headphones offer near-perfect sound, for a price

Sep 1, 09 6:11 PM CDT

 Best 
 Sci-Fi 
 Languages 

Wired declares Klingon the king of sci-fi slang

Aug 26, 09 5:25 PM CDT

 Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight 

Up to 80 shooting stars visible at height of Perseid shower

Aug 11, 09 4:05 PM CDT
appreciation

 Happy 100th to the 
 Man Who Changed Rock 

Leo Fender, inventor of the Stratocaster, born Aug. 10, 1909

Aug 10, 09 11:41 AM CDT

 Toucan's Beak Really 
 Outsized Thermostat 

Toucans control blood flow to outsized bill to raise or lower body temperature

Jul 23, 09 3:45 PM CDT


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Murdoch and Microsoft: The Mice Are Trying to Roar

4
Nov 24, 09 | 10:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Microsoft is a company that Rupert Murdoch understands. When he talks about the technology business or about the Internet or Google, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call Gadget, he invariably reverts to talking about Microsoft, which, on at least one occasion, I’ve heard him call IBM. What is Microsoft going to do? he asks, oddly echoing—indeed anticipating—Jeff Jarvis’ book, What Would Google Do? Murdoch’s question... More »

Books Are Bad for You

28
Nov 23, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

A few years ago, writing about the book business and how dumbed down and craven books had become—and pathetic, designed only to sell... More »

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

11
Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view,... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

17
Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

8
Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

12
Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

7
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

19
Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

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