Every day, the same, again
Fastest-Growing Metro Area in U.S. Has No Crime or Kids
Decline of religion in the West has created a rise in black magic, Satanism and the occult. We need more exorcists, say Catholics.
A common but little-known practice in corporate America: Companies are taking out life insurance policies on their employees, and collecting the benefits when they die. [NY Times]
Every American Killed by Lightning So Far in 2014 Has Been Male
The articulation of vowels systematically influences our feelings and vice versa.
Recognizing faces despite amnesia
Ford And Intel Use Facial Recognition To Improve In-Car Tech, Safety
Economist Rick Nevin has an explanation for the 1990s dramatic drop in crime. After lead was banned from paint and gasoline in the 1970s, he says, fewer children suffered mental handicaps that can result from lead exposure, and eventually, lead to criminality. [Thanks Tim]
On the trail of the elusive successful psychopath
When does rude service at luxury stores make consumers go back for more?
Peter Doig, art world phenomenon, set to eclipse Damien Hirst
Kara Walker’s sugar-coated sphinx
This face is unrecognizable to several state-of-art face detection algorithms
Spit masks [Thanks Tim]
