Critical Theory

Mladic War-Crimes Trial the Critical Culmination of Hague Tribunal's Work

16 May 2012

Jens Ohlin, an expert in international and criminal law and associate professor of law at Cornell University, comments on the war-crimes trial of Ratko Mladic, the former Serb military leader and accused "Butcher of Bosnia."

Lewis: Jamie Dimon's theory of self-deception

16 May 2012

Here's a handy leadership tip from J.P. Morgan Chase CEO James Dimon: "You have to fight self-deception. Human beings are experts at it. I do it, too."

Sulfur finding may hold key to Gaia theory of Earth as living organism

15 May 2012

Is Earth really a sort of giant living organism as the Gaia hypothesis predicts? A new discovery may provide a key to answering this question. This key of sulfur could allow scientists to unlock heretofore hidden interactions between ocean organisms, atmosphere, and land -- interactions that might provide evidence supporting this famous theory.