Iran Makes the Sciences A Part of Its Revolution: As Burton Richter, an American Nobel laureate in physics, entered the main auditorium of Tehran’s prestigious Sharif University, hundreds of students rose to give him a loud and lengthy ovation. But Richter, wearing a white suit and leaning on a cane, said he was the one who should be awed. “The students here are very impressive,” Richter said, lauding the high level of education at Sharif. “I expect to hear a lot more from you all in the future.” [Washington Post]
The empty European village: Do countries with sub-replacement fertility need more government support, or less? [Mercator]
A CULTURE OF LAWLESSNESS Russia’s Raiders: Companies are paying public officials to raid the offices of business rivals and subject them to criminal investigations. [Spiegel]
Facebook Suicide: You’ll never find me on Facebook. You may scoff at my refusal – I used to do the same, rolling my eyes whenever my elders claimed resistance to the latest internet phenomenon – but Facebook is a scary, commercial dead-zone that’s killing our real-world relationships. [Adbusters]
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