With Good Reason

You know what it’s like to have a song stuck in your head. But what if your brain was constantly making music of its own without your knowledge? “Brainwave Chick” Paras Kaul (George Mason University) taps into the natural melodies of her mind, converts them to digital sound, and makes brain music.   Also: Dennis Proffitt [...]

Are American universities bastions of liberal bias that are unduly influencing the politics of their students?  Settle in for an engaging debate.  Bruce Smith (George Mason University) says contrary to popular belief, the problem with U.S. education is too little politics, not too much. Taking the other side is Daniel Klein (George Mason University) who [...]

Nowadays we’ve become more afraid of a terrorist attack with nuclear weapons than a first strike by Russia.  That’s quite a transformation, considering that for more than four decades the entire world lived in mortal terror of the two superpowers triggering nuclear annihilation.  Military historian Malcolm Muir (Virginia Military Institute) says the possibility of mutual [...]

Are you an entrepreneur? Plenty of books claim that you can be one if you set your mind to it.  But James Koch (Old Dominion University) believes such claims are false.  Entrepreneurs, he argues, consistently exhibit distinct, innate personality traits that set them apart from the pack, taking some of the gamble out of entrepreneurial [...]