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The first room bombards you with noise: Hitler speeches, wailing women, pounding Death Metal. The Hungary’s House Of Terror.

As part of an independent, controlled study, Unger has cracked only his left-hand knuckles every day for the past 56 years.

According to a recent survey of two thousand women, a staggering 25 percent would rather win America’s Next Top Model than a Nobel Prize.

Modern dressers buy new fashions faster than we ever have before. Only about 15 percent of discarded clothing is recycled or reused, whether by individual or industry.

What science tells us about young girls and the incredible shrinking childhood. Featuring Ainsley, who began growing pubic hair at age 6. [NYT]

New research explains how speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health.

Does the brain ‘remember’ antidepressants?

You can’t do the math without the words.

Scientists say they’ve figured out how exposure to germs in infancy reduces the risk of allergies and other immune system problems.

A new treatment for cancer, by eating cancer cells.

A former researcher at Amgen Inc has found that many basic studies on cancer — a high proportion of them from university labs — are unreliable, with grim consequences for producing new medicines in the future.

The best human tuners have always been able to outperform electronic devices that do the same job. Until now.

How Cooperation Can Slow Emergency Evacuations.

Passengers litter less on carriages that smell of cleaning product.

Unless development patterns change, by 2030 humanity’s urban footprint will occupy an additional 1.5 million square kilometers - comparable to the combined territories of France, Germany and Spain, say experts.

The hidden history of lobotomy’s non-inventor.

Dimethyltryptamine is so hot right now. Interview with people who just smoked DMT.

There was a time when mothers gave their babies opium, people bought hallucinogens at the local bar, and anxious patriots sent hypodermic needles and cocaine to soldiers as a present.

How the Plummeting Price of Cocaine Fueled the Nationwide Drop in Violent Crime.

The NSA Is Building the Country’s Biggest Spy Center (Watch What You Say).

First, it is easier to punish than it is to regulate. Second, this preference for punishment may not be particularly healthy.

New artificial intelligence programs can analyze data sets to produce news articles that mimic the human voice. Is the Future of Journalism Computerized?

Good journalism costs money. Good investigative journalism often costs a lot of money. How much? Editor John Drescher says it’s not unsual for the paper to spend $150,000-$200,000 on a single reporting project.

Middle school boys who are reluctant readers value reading more after using e-readers.

Apple and five of the “Big Six” trade publishers are reportedly under investigation by the Department of Justice for antitrust violations.

Who Was Casanova?

What’s the Earth really made of?

Smart windows keep heat out – but let light in.

Mage, Japan’s Island Beyond the Reach of the Law.

One reason for abandoning China is quality: Some products are too flawed to sell. [Thanks Paul]

What Do Movie Producers Do? A Movie Producer Explains.

How One Response to a Reddit Query Became a Big-Budget Flick. [Wired]

Houses in fairy tales are never just houses.

love that the official Dragon Tattoo DVD is confusing people for looking bootleg.