Archive | June 6, 2012

Peter Gleick reinstated to his position at the Pacific Institute [updated]

by on June 6, 2012 in Environment & Nature, Politics, Law & Government, Science & Technology

The Pacific Institute just issued a press release announcing the reinstatement of Peter Gleick to his position of Institute president. Among other things, the press release states An independent review conducted by outside counsel on behalf of the Institute has supported what Dr. Gleick has stated publicly regarding his interaction with the Heartland Institute. According […]

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Digital forensic investigation fails to exonerate Heartland of authoring climate strategy memo

by on June 6, 2012 in Environment & Nature, Internet, Telecom & Social Media, Politics, Law & Government, Science & Technology

Contrary to the stated conclusion of a cursory digital forensic investigation, the report fails to exonerate The Heartland Institute of being the source of the allegedly fabricated “climate strategy memo.”

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A final dispatch from the zombie apocalypse

by on June 6, 2012 in American Culture, Arts & Literature, Journalism, Media & Entertainment, Music & Popular Culture, Personal Narrative

I am a survivor of the zombie apocalypse. Or am I? I spent the spring semester filling my head with a whole bunch of stories about the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine), motivated solely by curiosity. What is it about zombies that continues to capture public imagination? Why […]

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Just how many cyberattacks will Iran take sitting down?

by on June 6, 2012 in War & Security

Iran is suffering from cyberattacks and sanctions, even though it has halted its support for terrorist attacks — and has no nuclear-weapons program.

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