Sorin Adam Matei
Analysis, research, maps, and essays from Sorin Adam Matei.
Paris, France was hit by one of the most horrendous terrorist incidents of the post-2001 era. An ISIS inspired killing squad raked with machine gun fire and maimed and killed with suicide vest explosions several restaurants and a concert venue on November…
View image | gettyimages.com Reuters reports that at least 18 people were killed in shootouts and explosions near a soccer stadium in Paris. This is a developing story. Please return for updated information.
The great lakes are about the beat the 1973 record of winter time ice coverage. Currently over 91% of lake surface is frozen solid, only 3% under the 1973 record. The record might be beat, however, as the cold pattern might continue…
Mr. Snowden, the former Booz Allen employee and NSA contractor who has released details about a classified data management program has left Hong Kong for Moscow with help from Wikileaks, aiming to take refuge in Ecuador, under the wing of the leftist…
This is a learning module for the class Contemporary Social / Mass Media Theory taught at Purdue University bySorin Adam Matei Knowledge gap hypothesis proposes that more information does not always mean a better informed public, or at least that not all members of…
April 15 is the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage in 1912. The wreck of the ship was found in two pieces, the bow and the stern, by Ballard in 1985, who released the precise coordinates of…
The Atlantic wire announces that the Fourth Estate, represented by Associated Press, is determined to undo the decision of the highest representative of the First Estate (which, in a manner of speech, is the President, since we are not a monarchy) not…