Every day, the same, again
The world’s first bullet-proof couch.
How North Korea got itself hooked on meth.
Florida Keys considering drones to fight mosquitoes.
Single men change bed sheets just four times a year.
Sex workers are operating on Linkedin.
Glasses That Solve Colorblindness, for a Big Price Tag.
The purpose of this study is to estimate whether sexual activity is associated with wages, and also to estimate potential interactions between individuals’ characteristics, wages and sexual activity. [PDF]
Does High Intelligence Mean Low Cognitive Bias?
Compulsive lying makes you smarter.
How does a brain generate consciousness?
Don’t panic but psychology isn’t always a science.
An Intriguing Correlation between the Distribution of Star Multiples and Human Adults in Household.
Scientists Investigate Whether the City Mouse Is Smarter Than The Country Mouse.
Everyone would save a sibling, grandparent or close friend rather than a strange dog. But when people considered their own dog versus people less connected with them—a distant cousin or a hometown stranger—votes in favor of saving the dog came rolling in. And an astonishing 40% of respondents, including 46% of women, voted to save their dog over a foreign tourist.
The Steve Jobs email exchange that perfectly captures Apple’s strategy.
Code By Voice Faster Than Keyboard.
They want to rebuild the internet — one block at a time.
Millions stolen from US banks after ‘wire payment switch’ targeted.
Rich-Get-Richer Effect Observed in BitCoin Digital Currency Network.
The mystery of China’s missing millionaires.
In a World Where Women Never Narrate Movie Previews.
Usually, the weather — often referred to as an “act of God” in a ticket contract — is a perfectly legitimate reason for a delay or a service interruption. How travelers can challenge the industry’s ‘act of God’ excuses.
Ever had the feeling that your job might be made up? That the world would keep on turning if you weren’t doing that thing you do 9-5? David Graeber explored the phenomenon of bullshit jobs.
Unscientific Science and the Insignificance of “Significance” [via Bookforum]
Le Corbusier painting in the nude. [more]
Follow the Frog. [Thanks Tim]
Ronen, I’m just going to jump in here, as someone who is not employed by PandoDaily, can’t speak for PandoDaily but who has been BCC’d on the conversation so far. Fuck you Ronen, you condescending sack of shit.
