Ben Goldacre | Guardian | 21 September 2012 Drugs are tested by manufacturers, in poorly designed trials, on small numbers of unrepresentative patients. Unsurprisingly, these trials often produce results that favour the manufacturer. Those that don't are buried Comments Bernard Porter | History Today | 27 September 2012 It looked big on the map. All those countries coloured red. But it was never administered or even loosely organised centrally. Run by a small cadre of civil servants: 4,000 at its Victorian peak. More about trade than territory Comments Jason Sheeler | Texas Monthly | 24 September 2012 Meet Kermit Oliver, painter, mystic and recluse. Works the night shift sorting mail in a Waco, Texas post office. Mourns his son, who was executed for murder. And designs silk scarves for the Hermès fashion house in Paris Comments Andrew Sullivan | Newsweek | 24 September 2012 "One thing that has so far been underestimated is the potential impact of a solid Obama win, and perhaps a Democratic retention of the Senate. It would be a transformational moment." Here, says Sullivan, is what it might mean Comments Amy Barth | Discover | 25 September 2012 Here's a look at some mind-blowing research. How the new science of optogenetics could deliver a cure for drug addiction and mental illness. By using lights to shut down specific neural pathways. Extraordinary stuff Comments Kenan Malik | Pandaemonium | 26 September 2012 Did we learn nothing? Three myths about the Rushdie affair "have shaped responses to every similar conflict since. Every one is being reproduced in the current debate about The Innocence of Muslims" Comments Lauren Hilgers | Wired | 25 September 2012 Chinese company Broad Sustainable Building makes prefabricated skyscrapers. It claims its method is safer, less wasteful, cheaper and, of course, faster. Its next project is to build the world's tallest building in seven months Comments Lisa Hix & Steven Martin | Collectors Weekly | 24 September 2012 Martin discovered the beauty of old opium pipes, lamps and other paraphernalia. He collected thousands of pieces, and wrote a book about opium antiques. And then, initially for research, he started smoking (h/t @tzaf) Comments | 
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