Topic: Megan McArdle

Climategate sequel? Scientist lies to get Heartland Institute documents.

Climate scientist, Peter Gleick, lied to acquire – then leak to the press – documents from the Heartland Institute, an organization that argues that global warming poses no threat. 

Good Reads: A European bailout plan explained, and yoga lawsuits

Today's papers help make sense of the incomprehensible European debt crisis, and what European governments plan to do about it.

How Osama bin Laden's death sparked a fake Martin Luther King quote

A Facebook user's message about Osama bin Laden's death quickly mutated into a misattributed quote by Martin Luther King, showing us all how quickly the Internet can generate an urban legend.

Can economics solve antibiotic resistance?

In the past, science has stayed a step ahead of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. But now, evolution and market failure are making it hard to do.

Are bigger cars safer?