- Artist creates 3-D facial reconstructions from the DNA she extracts from cigarette butts, hair, and chewing gum. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/faces-in-the-crowd-printed-in-3-d/?hp 3 comments technology
- 17 Things Learned From Reading Every Last Word of The Economist’s “The World in 2013” Issue http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/17-things-i-learned-from-reading-every-last-word-of-the-economists-the-world-in-2013-issue/ 7 comments business
- From the editor of NY Times magazine: "How to Read Like a Person Who Has Way Too Much to Read" http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/how-to-read-like-a-person-who-has-way-too-much-to-read/?partner=rss&emc=rss 36 comments books
- What Does Obama's Re-election Mean for a Debt Deal? http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/what-does-obamas-re-election-mean-for-a-debt-deal/?smid=re-share 6 comments politics
- FYI: NYTimes essay contest, "Why is it ethical to Eat Meat"? Deadline April 8th. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/05/why-is-it-ethical-to-eat-meat-ethicist-contest-closes-april-8/?src=rechp 156 comments philosophy
- John Boehner's defense of the Defense of Marriage Act cites research that shows the exact opposite of what Boehner says, according to the researchers who produced it. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/24/turning-it-on-and-off-for-politics/ 7 comments politics
- In case you have finished reading The Guardian's recent list, here is NYT's selection of the best non-fiction of all time. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/17/as-if-you-dont-have-enough-to-read/ 4 comments books
- The NY Times takes prescriptivism and elitism to a whole new level. http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/26/words-you-dont-say/ 37 comments linguistics
- Until very recently, when people gathered to do the math on United Nations Security Council reform, it was always a given that France had the weakest claim to permanent membership on the council. This week, at least, things look different. Why France, and why now? http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/ancien-regime-change/ 26 comments worldevents
- “I Was A Teenage Cyclist” or, How anti-bike-lane arguments echo the Tea Party http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/i-was-a-teenage-cyclist-or-how-anti-bike-lane-arguments-echo-the-tea-party 26 comments bicycling