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In case you haven’t noticed, we made a couple of nice improvements in the Disqus commenting experience on BhTV a few days ago.
With the generous assistance of commenter JimM47 (okay, he pretty much did the whole thing himself), you can now go to a thread and see at a glance which comments are new since your last visit. (The first time you visit any given thread, you won’t see anything unusual, but the next time you visit using the same browser, new comments will appear with a colored background.) Thanks, Jim!
Another Disqus-related enhancement is the list of Recent Comments—from all threads—that now appears in the right-hand column of Open Thread pages. (These Open Threads aren’t getting much use yet, but we’re hoping they’ll become more useful if we can create some kind of a threads index that displays the latest or most active threads on one page. Still working on that one.)
Science Saturday
John Horgan (Stevens Center for Science Writings, Cross-check) and Peter W. Singer (Wired for War, Brookings Institution)
- Peter's latest book, "Wired for War" 4:44
- How robots helped make the Iraq surge a success 16:43
- Do America's high-tech weapons do more harm than good? 10:57
- The DARPA Grand Challenge as 21st century Manhattan Project 8:23
- Will you someday have to give up your bus seat to a cyborg? 5:36
- Why the robotics revolution won't end war 3:23
In the tank for Mitt?
Why are some prominent conservative pundits shilling for Romney? Bill Scher and Matt Lewis investigate.
The postmodern Iran debate
Rob Farley and Heather Hurlburt explain what we talk about when we talk about war with Iran.
Imagining President Romney
Would Romney govern as a moderate, or would he be in thrall to the conservative base? Conn Carroll and Armando Llorens consider.
What Romney and Occupy Wall Street have in common
Adam Serwer and Daniel Foster connect "We Are the 99%" with Mitt Romney's economic views.
Are Mormons more like Jews or Christians?
Joanna Brooks, author of the new memoir The Book of Mormon Girl, explores Mormonism's ethnic side. (Also, Mormons' unique view of the afterlife.)
Are banks good or evil?
Does finance expand opportunities or just exacerbate inequality? On The Glenn Show, economist Ross Levine explains how a smart lending system can improve lives.
This video was posted before Bloggingheads.tv moved to the Disqus commenting system on January 5, 2012. To read earlier comments on this video, go here.