David Deutsch | Aeon | 3 October 2012 Laws of physics tell us that artificial intelligence must be possible. So why does it have such a long record of failure? What is it that may unblock our understanding? And is there a role for philosophy here? Comments Robert Draper | NYT | 2 October 2012 Mitt Romney's campaign tactics "reveal only what he would do in order to win, not what he’ll do once he has won". So what does a look at his decision-making when governor of Massachusetts have to tell us? Comments Steven Strogatz | NYT | 1 October 2012 How many people do you need to assemble before there's a 50-50 chance that two of them share a birthday? You know that the number is counter-intuitively low (it's 23). But do you know why? If not, invest a couple of minutes here Comments Jonathan Rauch | National Journal | 28 September 2012 Significant shift in mainstream economic thinking about inequality. Used to be viewed only as a symptom of other problems such as poverty and unemployment. Now it's reached the point at which it's seen as dangerous in itself Comments Anonymous | Economist | 29 September 2012 Gun runner. CIA operative. "He was tall, loud, assertive, and a fund of great stories told over late-night Scotch—how he’d spent an evening clubbing with Somoza, how he’d killed Che Guevara. The real stories, though, he didn’t tell" Comments Ed Yong | Not Exactly Rocket Science | 3 October 2012 Nobody likes black mambas. Terrifying, highly dangerous beasts. But they may turn out to be very useful indeed. Researchers have found that black mamba venom contains a new class of molecules as effective at pain relief as morphine Comments | 
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