Sebastian Seung | Wired UK | 14 June 2012 About the least sexy title imaginable, but a wonderful piece of science writing. On the connectome, the map of connections between neurons. What it might have to tell us about human behaviour, and why one mind differs from another Comments Patrick Radden Keefe | NYT | 15 June 2012 If you find Mexican drug lords fascinating, this is the piece for you. Full story of Joaquín Guzmán, and the Sinaloa cartel: "In its longevity, profitability and scope, it might be the most successful criminal enterprise in history" Comments Robert Samuelson | Washington Post | 11 June 2012 On the limits to what Germany can do in Europe – and why we may be expecting too much of Angela Merkel Comments Neil Macfarquhar | NYT | 9 June 2012 It’s a mistake to think that the Alawites in Syria are all unified behind Assad: As the violence worsens, more will become disillusioned Comments Bob Friel | Outside | 13 June 2012 They call it the Highway of Tears. It's a 450-mile stretch of road in northern British Columbia, running through stunning, rugged wilderness. Alberta to the Pacific. Where at least 18 women, some say many more, have disappeared Comments Deborah Weisgall | American Prospect | 12 June 2012 "Little Women is brutal, a ferocious wolf dressed up in the curly white sermons and sentimental homilies of children’s stories. Despite references to a kind and loving father, its fundamental faith lies not in God but in books" Comments |