Every day, the same, again
New Jersey town begins issuing $85 fines for texting while walking.
Divorce courts mirror society as more women pay alimony.
Connecticut radioactive man pulled over by police.
Urinating swimmers may be why 500 fish died.
Understanding J.P. Morgan’s Loss, And Why More Might Be Coming.
Great news for Vergara’s horny male fanbase.
Physicists store short movie in a cloud of gas.
Researcher runs IP network over xylophones.
Skilled liars make great lie detectors.
“Most people with a mental disorder are happy.”
A walk in the park gives mental boost to people with depression.
Young male drivers are more vulnerable than older men to sleepiness.
Milk contains enough calcium to turn nipples into bone – why do they remain soft?
A citywide ban on public smoking in Colorado led to significant decreases in maternal smoking and preterm births, providing the first evidence in the US that such interventions can impact maternal and fetal health.
Chronic cocaine use triggers changes in brain’s neuron structure.
Why Some Orangutans Never Want to Grow Up. Some males take decades to fully mature; this arrested development can improve their odds of mating success.
Although brain cells are built from a common blueprint, they differ from one another structurally, functionally and genetically. The Discovery and Naming of the Neuron.
Non-verbal communication between conductor, musician leads to better musician.
The bro position was played by Dave Clemans of an agency called Taxi, whose adult frat-boy look and constant stream of empty positive affirmations would have qualified him as the heartthrob counselor at a teen summer camp. “I said this before and I really believe it: culture is everything,” Dave said. “If there is any new craft in the industry, innovation is the new craft,” Dave said. “It’s about assembling the right team—the ‘Make It Happen’ people,” Dave said. [Thanks Tim]
The British undercover agent in the underpants bomb plot that has emerged so sensationally in recent days, was recruited using a technique pioneered by the founder of the KGB.
The change has come more slowly to books than it came to music or to business correspondence, but by now it feels inevitable. What Will Become of the Paper Book?
Diaspora aimed to convince consumers otherwise. The founders envisioned a site that would function like a social network but would give users ownership of their data, taking exploitation out of the equation. The Diaspora founders couldn’t imagine their idea would lead to a turbulent two years that would include a move to Silicon Valley, fame, scrutiny, and tragedy.
Interview with Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine.
How Starbucks Trains Customers to Behave.
Shouldn’t the expression “head over heels” be “heels over head”?
New .secure Internet Domain On Tap.
Icons that don’t make sense anymore.
3D print glove is a wearable mobile phone. [Thanks Tim]
Russian satellite’s 121-megapixel image of Earth is most detailed yet.
6 Myths Everyone Believes about Space (Thanks to Movies).
Photos that would look cool on the New Shelton Wet Dry [Thank you The Worst of Perth]
The smell is so powerful that not many visitors can take it. The “poo-machine” at the Museum of Old and New Art.
