Stuart Minor Benjamin (Duke): Algorithms and Speech. A new issue of The Washington Diplomat is out. Arika Okrent on 29 answers to the question “What is a human being?” Tim Murphy on how the Internet is actually surprisingly good at fighting crime. The arms trade treaty: Sergio Finardi, Brian Wood, Peter Danssaert, Ken Matthysen on building a path to disarmament. Surfonomics 101: A good break has a value that ripples out into the surrounding community — but calculating that cost can be tricky. From TLS, a review essay on Polybius by Mary Beard. Why is everyone else so stupid? Ajit Varki and Danny Brower ask the difficult question. The introduction to Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age by W. Bernard Carlson. Adam Morton reviews Evil and Moral Psychology by Peter Brian Barry. Dustin Koski and Sam Jackson on the 5 most incredibly badass acts of nonviolence.
