Possible uses for the material cited by the researchers include heart pulse sensors and other bioelectrical devices.
Mr Giles identifies discrepancies between source material cited by Mr Piketty and the figures that appear in the book.
Much of the discovery material cited by the judge was originally seized by the government in searches in the United States and overseas during the terrorism investigation.
Over the last decade, it said it received reports of over 5,000 challenges to books, with "sexually explicit" material cited the most often (1,577 times) as a reason for an objection.
Prosecutors opposed releasing the material, citing privacy concerns of apparent clients of the ring who were heard on the wiretaps and a general need to keep such investigations confidential.
But on Monday, MGM and Burnett said in a joint statement to the Guardian, that they do "not have the ability nor the right" to release the material, citing "various contractual and legal requirements".
Anyway, fast forward to today, and the Daily Dot story is back, prominently on the MailOnline site as discussed, with references to the Daily Dot and all the source material cited so far.
It's interesting to see surveys that suggest single men being keener on having kids than single women (in one US study, 27% of males aged 35-44, againstnst only 16% of females), but when you also read material citing supposedly trailblazing male attitudes in Holland and the great liberal aberration that is Portland, Oregon, it's not exactly convincing.
In interviews, lawyers close to the case made clear that the defense team plans to pursue aggressively access to reporters' notes beyond the material cited in the indictment and plans to go to the trial judge, Reggie B. Walton of United States District Court, to compel disclosure as one of their first steps.
In court papers and interviews, administration officials and city lawyers have argued that a federal court order in Virginia has barred them from releasing much of the material, citing its value in the government's case against Zacarias Moussaoui, who is accused of being the "20th hijacker".
