I asked 8 researchers why the science of nutrition is so messy. Here’s what they said.
Gosh.
(tags: Science )

Former Catalan president defiant before trial over secession vote
The stakes are being raised.
(tags: spain catalonia )

Predata Signals Offer a Fresh Perspective on the Brexit Campaign Crunching data from online debate.
(tags: ukpolitics eu ) She had a Washington job on TV. Then this ‘West Wing’ actor got one in real life Beautifully appropriate!
(tags: uspolitics tv ) Is it fair for Shakespeare to overshadow Cervantes? Maybe not; but life isn't always fair!
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The tube at a standstill - why TfL stopped people walking up the escalators Clearing bottlenecks by standing still
(tags: london ) Fifty years ago today, the United States of America dropped four nuclear bombs on Spain. *gulp*
(tags: usa spain war ) A neuroscientist says there's a powerful benefit to exercise that is rarely discussed Yeah, I know ( Read more... )

• The Historic China-Taiwan Meeting Will Not Serve Xi
  Less than the sum of its parts.
  (tags: China )
• Living and Dying on Airbnb
  "The rental that killed my father."
  (tags: death )
• Former British soldier arrested over 1972 Bloody Sunday shootings
  Never thought that would happen!
  (tags: northernireland )
• Spain after Franco
  British diplomatic analysis from ( Read more... )

• There is a lizard sex satellite floating in space and Russia no longer has it under control - The Washington Post
  Actually they do.
  (tags: space biology )
• The secret lives of the priests in Father Ted
  You needed to know this.
  (tags: ireland funny tv )
• Married at First Sight
  My cousin Kate tells all.
  (tags: tv marriage )
• Catalans Spur the Remaking of ( Read more... )

• Why Audiences Hate Hard News-And Love Pretending Otherwise
  Not very encouraging.
  (tags: news )
• Surviving Baghdad: How a Resident Navigates Life in the City
  Bush/Blair's legacy.
  (tags: iraq )
• Hugo voting: to express a preference, put it on the ballot
  How it actually works.
  (tags: voting )
• The Tedium of Authoritarianism
  How censorship and propaganda ( Read more... )