Why Won't Israel Admit It Has Nukes?

Trouble in Iran. Israel's longstanding policy of "nuclear ambiguity" is based on strategic concerns, not legal obligations. It has not signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT, so its assumed nuclear program doesn't violate any international agreements. An openly nuclear Israel, however, might give Iran, an original signatory, cover to withdraw from the treaty, since members may drop out if "extraordinary events … have jeopardized the supreme interests" of the country.

Nuclear Redaction
by Brian Palmer
http://www.slate.com/id/2254971/

What Married Women Want More Than Sex

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/20/earlyshow/living/relationships/main6502408.shtml

Sleeping Tip

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/13/sleep.gadgets.ipad/index.html?hpt=C1

Libations News - Beer ABV Wars

"Thanks to a war between European brewing companies, it's never been easier to catch a quick beer buzz. In November, BrewDog, a Scottish microbrewery, released a beer that set a new recrod by weighing in at 32% alcohol by volume (ABV) - more than six times as strong as familiar domestic brands like Budwiser. The beer, dubbed Tactical Nuclear Pengiun, is fermented at an ince cream factory at temperatures as low as -6C for 21 days."

Pump Up the (Alchol) Volume
by Sean Gregory
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1978705,00.html

You Are Richer Than You Think

http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgetingk/article/109517/how-rich-are-you?mod=bb-budgeting

We Pay For Others' Bad Habits

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/health/30risk.html?nl=health&emc=healthupdateema1

Race Video: Average Dude vs. Pro Athlete

http://kottke.org/10/04/average-dude-vs-pro

Words That NYT Readers Look Up Most Often

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2dKKfv/bit.ly/d2pvGM/r:t

Japanese Better at Eating Sushi?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/04/07/gut-bacteria-in-japanese-people-borrowed-sushi-digesting-genes-from-ocean-bacteria/

Why You Should Never Pay for Online Dating

http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/2010/04/07/why-you-should-never-pay-for-online-dating/

Parisian Women and Behavioral Economics

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/04/parisian-women.html

Which Americans Are Best Off

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/04/which-americans-are-the-best-off.html

The True Cost of a Date

"The odds a woman has had sex on a first date are 1 in 6.06…If this is all you’re after (shame on you) you’d need to value sex at $1,515 for this to be a worthwhile gamble. Otherwise, a better investment shouldn’t be too hard to find..."

http://www.bookofodds.com/Blogs/Numbers/2010/05-May/The-True-Cost-of-a-Date

Are You an Asker or a Guesser?

http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2010/05/are-you-an-asker-or-a-guesser.html

Working Overtime is Bad for the Heart

http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_heart_overtime.html

Americans Bombared With Cancer-Causing Agents

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100506/hl_nm/us_cancer_usa

Earth Too Hot For Humans

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100504/sc_livescience/earthcouldbecometoohotforhumans

Know Your Muslim Veils

http://www.apologeticsindex.org/505-muslim-veils-hijab-burqa

Careful What You Wish For

http://financiallyfit.yahoo.com/finance/article-109401-4997-3-dream-prizes-you-cant-afford-to-win?ywaad=ad0035

Top 50 Restaurants

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/04/27/fifty.best.restaurants/index.html

Questions of the Day: Post-Eating Activities

How long should you wait after eating before taking a hot bath/shower and vice versa? How long should you wait after eating until doing rigorous excercise?

Quote of the Day: How Government Works

"If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulat it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

-Ronald Reagan

The 4% Rule

http://finance.yahoo.com/focus-retirement/article/109370/time-to-replace-the-4-rule?mod=fidelity-managingwealth

Dangers to Planet Largely Invisible

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_sci_earth_day_issues

The World's Most Expensive Stuff

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/109345/the-worlds-most-expensive-stuff-2010?mod=family-love_money

Falling Out of Love

"Just as we often fall in love with the little traits or quirks of our partner—a crooked smile, a goofy laugh or the way he or she fawns over a pet—we can fall out of love over seemingly small things."

Honey, Do You Have To...?
by Elizabeth Bernstein
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748703757504575194040423167792.html#mod=todays_us_personal_journal

How Much is a Coral Reef Worth?

How Much is a Coral Reef Worth?
by Christopher Beam
http://www.slate.com/id/2250807/

An Interactive Map of Tea Party Events on Meetup.com

http://www.slate.com/id/2251029/

Why Are Airlines Always Merging?

Why Are Airlines Always Merging?
by Daniel Engber
http://www.slate.com/id/2251098/

Should Kids Be Bribed To Do Well in School?

"Kids who got paid all year under a very elegant scheme performed significantly better on their standardized reading tests at the end of the year. Statistically speaking, it was as if those kids had spent three extra months in school, compared with their peers who did not get paid."

Should Kids Be Bribed To Do Well In School
by Amanda Ripley
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1978589,00.html

Does a Man's Smile Mean the Same Thing as a Women's?

"In women, smiling signals warmth (trustworthiness cues), which attracts fewer and more intimate relationships, whereas in men, smiling signals confidence and lack of self-doubt (capacity cues), which attracts numerous, less-intimate relationships.

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/does-a-mans-smile-mean-the-same-thing-as-a-wo

Infograph: Where US Workers Come From

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/04/07/us/20090407-immigration-occupation.html

Do Teachers Grade More Harshly When Using Red Pens?

"People using red pens to correct essays marked more errors and awarded lower grades than people using blue pens."

http://www.bakadesuyo.com/do-teachers-grade-more-harshly-when-they-use

10 Simple Google Search Tricks

http://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2010/04/02/02gigaom-10-simple-google-search-tricks-58674.html?ex=1286856000&en=419dbe0b98920044&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=NYT-E-I-NYT-E-AT-0414-L11

2010 Banned Words

"Lake Superior State University on January 1, 2010 released their 35th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness."

The Complete List:

1. Shovely-ready
2. Transparent/transparency
3. Czar
4. Tweet
5. App
6. Sexting
7. Friend, as a verb
8. Teachable moment
9. In these economic times...
10. Stimulus
11. Toxic assets
12. Too big to fail
13. Bromance
14. Chillaxin'
15. Obama, as a prefix

Say No More: 2010's Banned Words
by Dan Fletcher
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1951248,00.html