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The Myth of Japan's 'Lost Decades'
By Eamonn FingletonIn this slot a few days ago I posed some historical questions that, judging by the email I have been receiving, have perplexed a lot of readers. Let me now fast-forward to our own...
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No Protesters, but Beijing Police Sweep Streets of Bystanders, Journalists
By Jeremiah Jenne[JF note: I spent the afternoon in Beijing on the far east side of town interviewing an industrialist on another topic. Jeremiah Jenne, nearing the end of an excellent run as a guest...
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Clarifying Dementia
By Julian Fisher, MD"Clarifying" and "dementia" may seem to be terms in conflict, but they allow me to shed some light on my last post -- and a response to those who wrote in with valid comments and...
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Guest Report: Return of the Saudi King!
By Robert Herr[JF note: Robert Herr is the pseudonym of a Westerner who lives and works in Saudi Arabia. He files this special bonus Guest Blog chronicle on how the events of recent weeks have seemed...
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The Patient, Not the Data
By Julian Fisher, MDHealth news cascades over us with innovative tests and treatments, new technologies and the need for electronic health records, yes, all of it good, beneficial we hope, but lost in...
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The Motor Breakers of China
By Adam MinterI thought long and hard about how to do justice to Jim's generous invitation to guest blog, and finally settled on doing what I occasionally do at my own blog: throw some trash around and...
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Please Welcome: Brown, Cham, Fallows, Minter, Pierce
There is no better way to recognize the contributions of one of this past week's group of guest bloggers -- Alan Klapmeier, lifelong airplane nut and successful airplane designer -- than with news this...
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Ni Hao's Your Chinese?
By Deborah FallowsI've been involved with languages all my life, and for a long time I have kept a running list of odd language phenomena. There were my dad's episodes of speaking gibberish after his...
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How Chinese Students Struggle to Apply to U.S. Colleges
By Lucia PierceSHANGHAI, China -- As I've worked with Chinese students who want to attend college or university in the US, there are some, not surprising, generalizations that apply to the process and...
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Inside the Busy, Stressful World of Air Traffic Control
By Don BrownFor 25 years, I was an air traffic controller in what became the world's busiest facility--Atlanta Center. Now I'm just another retired guy. Yes, it was a stressful job. (It's okay,...
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Three Notes on Transition (From Your Host)
By James FallowsI am mainly leaving things to another worthy complement of guests this week but would feel bad not at least to note three transitions in the past 24 hours. These are quite dissimilar in...
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The Plastics Shredders of China
By Adam MinterSHANGHAI, China -- This is the second of seven posts that I'm writing this week, and calling -- informally, for organizational purposes -- Wasted 7/7. Prior posts: 1/7.Below, a photo of a...
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The Metal Shredders of Toyota
by Adam MinterThis the third of seven posts I'm calling--for organizational purposes--Wasted 7/7. Previous in the series: 1/7, 2/7.Below, a photo of test cars being deposited into a 2000-horsepower...
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Fat in China
By Deborah FallowsBEIJING, China -- Within 48 hours of arriving in Beijing on this visit, three Chinese women I know opened their greetings to me not with the familiar "Hao jiu bu jian!" or "Long time...
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Seeing Through an Air Traffic Controller's Eyes
by Don BrownI feel I may have overwhelmed some folks with numbers yesterday, so today I thought I'd go easy on you and put up some visual aids. The first item (a video) will take some setting up. I'll...
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China's College Applicants: What Defines 'Cheating'?
By Lucia PierceSHANGHAI, China -- Thank you to those who have commented on my blog of February 28. One reader made a thoughtful point about letters of recommendation and my use of the word "cheat."...
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The Metal Sorters of Shanghai
by Adam MinterSHANGHAI, China -- This is the fourth of seven posts I'm calling Wasted 7/7. Previous entries in the series, here: 1/7, 2/7 and 3/7.Below, a photo of women sorting a pile of shredded...
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The Case for Regulating Airport Runways
by Don BrownFive years and one Great Recession ago, the Atlanta airport opened its fifth runway. Keep in mind that Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) was already the busiest...
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The Metal Sorters North of Mumbai
by Adam MinterThis is the fifth of seven posts that I'm calling Wasted 7/7. Previous in the series: 1/7, 2/7, 3/7, and 4/7.Below, a photo of women sorting shredded European automobiles at India's...
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Why We Need Constant Air Traffic Vigilance
by Don BrownBefore I scare you to death, I want to put forth a few soothing words of rational thought. Look at this headline from USA Today: "No U.S. airline fatalities in 2010."U.S. airlines did not...
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