AUGUST 7, 2014

Full News Archive

• Headline: Ebola Therapy Rushed for Infected Americans. Impact: This 'secret serum' could have led to a future where biotech firms were heralded as miracle workers, or at least made everyone more suspicious about their smoothies. Instead, it just made us all anxious about our next doctor visit.. Fact: The term 'secret serum' sounds like something out of a comic book. In reality, it's just another reminder that science sometimes plays favorites..
• Headline: Ballet Theater Donating Trove of Materials to Library of Congress. Impact: This donation could lead to a renaissance of interest in ballet, or at least, a spike in Pinterest boards dedicated to tutus. Who knew that the fate of the art world hinged on a few dusty diaries?. Fact: The American Ballet Theater’s archives are like a time capsule for ballet nerds. Imagine the drama in those contracts—much juicier than any reality show!.
• Headline: Jihadists Rout Kurds in North and Seize Strategic Iraqi Dam. Impact: The capture of the dam could have unleashed a torrent of chaos that would ripple through the region and change global energy politics forever. But hey, at least it made for some thrilling headlines and a few over-caffeinated analysts.. Fact: This dam's importance is a reminder that infrastructure can be the real hero or villain in geopolitical dramas. Ever thought about how a river could be the ultimate chess piece?.