Reading

In Greg Bear’s novel “Blood Music,” a scientist infected with a synthetic virus realizes that the organisms in his body have become self-aware — and they’re talking in his head. 

In 2011, Ann Morgan, a journalist and author in the UK, set herself the goal to read a book from every country in the world in one year. And she blogged about it.

President Barack Obama and the Republicans are digging in their heels over proposals to resolve the crisis of the fiscal cliff. So far, both sides say no progress has been made and seem to be trying to lower expectations for a deal.

We’re intimately familiar with the five basic senses: sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing. But what if there were a sixth, or seventh? An English scientist is trying to research how technology can give us additional senses.

Sri Lanka has captured attention recently for a deteriorating situation around human rights. International Crisis Group researcher Alan Keenan explains why the Human Rights Council review is so important, and why the world should care.