Seth Davidson | Cycling In The South Bay | 17 October 2012 "Lance Armstrong is getting ready to confess. He’ll make the announcement in the next few days, or he’ll wait until the UCI strips him of his titles and announce it then." And this is what he will, and won't, say Comments Anonymous | Economist | 18 October 2012 On the work that won a Nobel. "A man who would not donate a kidney in other circumstances may do so if his wife needs one. If their blood types do not match, they can be paired with a couple in the mirror-image position" Comments David Cole | NYRB | 16 October 2012 In defence of free speech, even hate speech. Hate speech may be harmful, but suppression is worse still. "The last thing we need in a democracy is the government—or the majority—defining what is or is not a permissible message" Comments Charlie Zhu & David Lague | Reuters | 16 October 2012 Not the one for political leadership. But whether monopolies enjoyed by huge state-owned enterprises should be broken up. Corruption of rail presents the case of break-up. Power industry argues for extending already vast role Comments Daniel Lieberman | Edge | 17 October 2012 Reflections on the human body and mind. A gem in every sentence. Average sheep can run twice as fast as Usain Bolt. Human brain burns 600 calories a day. Chimpanzee can rip your arm off. No other primate can pick its nose Comments Julian Baggini | Aeon | 17 October 2012 Foodie philosopher goes to very expensive restaurant with questions in mind. Can one justify the cost of very fine dining? To what extent, if any, is serious cooking analogous to art? And is it worth it? Comments | 
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