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It's Baaaaaaaaack: Lamar Smith Says SOPA Markup To Resume In February
techdirt.com 3 weeks, 6 days agoFor all the talk from some that SOPA was "dead," it appears it's alive and well and getting ready for its big re-entrance. Lamar Smith has just sent out a press release saying that he intends to resume the markup in February: Stop Online Piracy Act Markup to Resume in February Washington, D.C. - House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today said that he expects the Committee to continue its markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act in February. Chairman Smith: "To enact legislation that protects
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Some Mobbing Behavior Of Birds With Your Popcorn? Rebranding Science At The Movies
fastcompany.com 3 weeks, 4 days agoWant to hear a Harvard professor hold forth on the neuropsychology of zombies? Then attend an event at the newly expanded "Science on Screen" series, where films are followed by scientific discourse. Our country's many scientific accomplishments notwithstanding (who got to the moon first, again?), when it comes to the general populace of the United States, scientific literacy is lacking. Only around 28% of Americans were estimated to be scientifically literate in one study , meaning over two thirds of us ca










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