University of Toronto

Slackers: Better at Life?

​Here is your justification for being a slacker this chilly Friday. If you are a Type-A agro nerd, you're going to experience greater levels of stress and strain than the totally "whatever" Type C-/D , according to a new study in the Journal of Applied Psychology, says the Wall Street Journal. ... More >>

Dear Single Women of NYC: It's Not Them, It's You.

The plight of the single lady

Somebody Hacked the Dalai Lama

Can you guess this man's password?​Let's say you're part of a gang of infamous, powerful Chinese hackers with a really cool name, say, "the Shadow Network." You've busted through the fortified security systems of sensitive targets "including foreign ministries, embassies, and even a computer a ... More >>

Science Says Fast Food Makes People Crazy; Filet-O-Fish Guy Proves It

​We know that fast food is bad for us. We knew that even before Morgan Spurlock gained 24.5 pounds by eating McDonald's for 30 days straight in the name of progressive cinema. We knew that before we had legally imposed calorie counts on the burritos at Chipotle. We knew that before Bloomberg ... More >>

Sam Roweis, NYU Professor and Math Star, Leaps to Death

​37-year-old math wizard Sam Roweis had an impressive resume -- Cal Tech, MIT, a "rising star" at the University of Toronto, Google; tons of grants, fellowships, and honors. He joined the NYU faculty as an associate professor in the Vision Learning Graphics Lab of the Computer Science departm ... More >>

BLOW SOFTLY

Hit thy neighbor with love

Shock and Awe

The stunning comeback of electroshock and other harrowing treatments for the mentally ill

See Tom Be Jane

The country's youngest transgender child is ready for school. But is school ready for her?

The 21st-Century Peep Show

Big Brother's got you under surveillance. But so does little sister.

Tabbouleh and Melancholy

First Person Plurality

Some don't like it hot: Narcissism and celebrity at a doc fest

Soldiers Choose Canada

Facing Iraq duty, two U.S. G.I.'s head north to seek asylum

They Came From Within

MTV Nation

Grown Up All Wrong

Who Did Kill Christ?

A ‘Blood Libel’ Igniting Pogroms

Lit Gloss

• • • Taking Note of Marginalia

Gold Medals, Iron Fist

Olympic Protesters Face a World-Class Crackdown

Letters

Cyborg Dreaming

Darling, These Shoes Would Look Fabulous With That Computer You're Wearing!