Popular Elsewhere
16:01 UK time, Monday, 4 April 2011
A look at the stories ranking highly on various news sites.
Discover magazine most popular story lists . Fact number one explains human lips are different from those of all other animals because they purse outward. But fact two goes on to clarify that we are not the only species to engage in kissing-like behaviours as great apes press their lips together to express excitement, affection, or reconciliation.
Proving popular on the Washington Post is an opinion piece arguing for the . Ruth Marcus argues President Obama has employed the false choice device in assessing financial reform, environmental regulation, defence contracting, civil liberties, crime policy, health care, the deployment of troops in Iraq, Native Americans, the space programme and, most recently, the situation in Libya. She explains there are a few forms of the false choice but a particular favourite of Mr Obama is the "false false choice":
"Set up two unacceptable extremes that no one is seriously advocating and position yourself as the champion of the reasonable middle ground between these unidentified straw men."
On the New Scientist's most popular list is a . The article stands up for religion because religious people are happier and healthier, and religion offers community. It goes on to argue a new world religion would have a harmonious blend of the euphoria and sensual trappings of a sacred party, the sympathy and soothing balms of therapy, the mysteries and revelations of an eternal journey and the nurturing, didactic atmosphere of a school. It also suggests numerous festivals, holidays and rituals would keep followers hooked.
according to one of Forbes magazine's most read articles. It's the result of a survey by a careers website. The findings show that biotechnology fuses engineering and technology with the life sciences. But a key aspect of the job which makes biotech workers so happy is that they value their colleagues.
