Brian Gongol

Can Technology "Save" Small Towns?
Engaging debate on Slashdot points to a report on agglomeration economies, or the habit businesses have of opening up near competitors in the same field

2,782-Person Study Reports No Cancer Risk from Using Mobile Phones

Massive Boom in Online Shopping Over Christmas

Extremely Cold Temperatures in Russia, Ukraine, Scandanavia, Baltic States

Nepal Cracks Down on Pro-Democracy Rallies

Iran Hunkering Down
Pulling assets from European banks and lining up regional allies over its nuclear ambitions

CUNY Experience Suggests Higher Standards Attract More Students than they Dissuade
But it would be nice if reading were still a general-interest hobby

The Disappointing Record of Vladimir Putin
Now he's president of the G8, but it doesn't look like he's going to be pushing freedom along

The Fall of Rome
"[T]hey began to fritter all their money away on a national lottery despite odds on even a small win being MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM to I"