More evidence that some people are losing faith in American exceptionalism: Chinatowns everywhere are vacating as residents head back home in search of the "Chinese Dream". Journalist Bonnie Tsui explains the circumstances surrounded the growth and decline of American Chinatowns.
Here on Word of Mouth, we love brain science. Brain-science in the courtroom. Brain-science and aesthetics. Brain-science and poverty. Image a brain and we'll hear your pitch with open ears.
Independent producer John Lynch explores the increasing role of big-budget advertising in seducing the 30-something gamer generation to support the industry's Hollywood level profits.
The latest attempt to predict the future: scientists use digital data from Twitter, traffic webcams, and bazillion other places to create a model that can foresee epidemics, social upheaval, and more. That' the theory anyway. Much like the weather, you can't always count on the forecast. Sharon Weinberger writes for Nature. She tell us more about the project.
