Luca Malatesti (Rijeka): Moral Understanding in the Psychopath. From Skeptical Inquirer, an article on Oprah Winfrey, bright (but gullible) billionaire; and "heads I win, tails you lose": Richard Wiseman on how parapsychologists nullify null results. And justice for all: An interview with Sister Helen Prejean on the death penalty. Warren Davies tries to explain statistical significance in plain English. Cracked takes a look at the 7 most horrifying museums on earth. The 20 strangest celebrity dedications: Mark Wahlberg regrets dedicating his memoir to his penis, but he isn’t the only star who needs a do-over. A review of Einstein’s Watch: Being an Unofficial Record of a Year’s Most Ownable Things by Jolyon Fenwick and Marcus Husselby. Davos for the disturbed: Notes from a gathering of far-right parties in Tokyo, with a cameo from Jean-Marie Le Pen. From 3:AM magazine, teenage hooker became a Zizek machine. In praise of losers: Sometimes life's losers are just victims of chance — so do they deserve a critical savaging? From FDL, a book club on Seeds of Change: The Story of ACORN, America’s Most Controversial Antipoverty Community Organizing Group by John Atlas. Dark Roasted Blend has a round-up of unusual globes. Corals all over the world are dying as oceans warm, but the hardy reefs near a tiny island in the South Pacific may hold the clues for saving them. The introduction to Hiroshima After Iraq: Three Studies in Art and War by Rosalyn Deutsche. From Oxonian Review, an interview with Joyce Carol Oates. Dave Jamieson, author of Mint Condition, on the 1994 crash of the baseball card industry — and the outlook for a once-cherished hobby. A review of Stranger from Abroad: Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, Friendship and Forgiveness by Daniel Maier-Katkin. Buyer, be aware: What we don’t understand as consumers really could hurt us.
