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More complicated than that

Rebecca M. Bratspies (CUNY): Food, Hunger and Technology. The Encyclopedia of American Loons profiles Phyllis Schlafly and Andy Schlafly. Tracy Strong on the highest law of the land. Can noise pollution be stopped? An interview with Garret Keizer, author of The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise. The biggest conventional bomb ever developed is ready to wreak destruction upon the enemies of the US Air Force; its record-breaking bunker-buster has become operational after years of testing. How penises work: It’s more complicated than that. What happens when high-IQ kids hang out (Hint: It involves being a self-absorbed jerk). Can we crowdsource the meaning of life? The Other Barbarians at the Gates: The Hamptons are Romney territory, but billionaire Jeff Greene thinks his neighbors would be wise to buy a little democracy insurance.