Zardari apologizes over childbirth in rickshaw, gives 0.5m grant

A member of the provincial assembly in Pakistan's troubled Balochistan on Saturday handed over a cheque for Rs0.5 million to the family of a baby who was born in a rickshaw because of the road blockade during a visit of President Asif Ali Zardari to Quetta, the capital city...

MacArthur Foundation Hands Out Genius Grants

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has handed out its yearly Genius Awards to 24 American geniuses. The 24 individuals are being rewarded for creativity, originality, and potential to make important contributions in the future. Only U.S. citizens and residents...

Tory Minister loses funding program responsibilty

"Tourism Minister Diane Ablonczy has been stripped of responsibility for administering a major tourism funding program after she signed off on a grant for Toronto's gay pride week." "Ms. Ablonczy, who retains her title as minister of state for small business and tourism, was...

Dodge Foundation Cancels Poetry Festival

How sad!–On an aside, Paul Muldoon, a professor at Princeton University, has been extremely generous in his efforts on behalf of the campaign to save the Hill of Tara, one of Ireland's most important heritage sites, from destruction by developers and speculators. Learn more...

Current restrictions on marijuana research are absurd

"The human brain naturally produces and processes compounds closely related to those found in Cannabis sativa, better known as marijuana [see "The Brain's Own Marijuana," by Roger A. Nicoll and Bradley E. Alger. These compounds are called endogenous cannabinoids or...