Random links
- The Brain’s Secret to Sleeping Like a Log
- "In this clamorous modern world, heavy sleepers have an advantage: They can snooze despite noisy neighbors and car alarms, and they’re capable of conking out on a red-eye flight to awake refreshed and smiling. But how do these sound sleepers do it? According to a neuroscience study published today in Current Biology, they’re blessed with a type of brain activity that may essentially block out noise."
- Female statues ‘arm-bushed’ by feminist activists
- The priorities of modern feminists apparently include applying fake armpit hair to statues. See also The Guardian's coverage of feminist summer school.
- The Answer Factory: Demand Media and the Fast, Disposable, and Profitable as Hell Media Model
- A profile of a company using algorithms instead of editors to turn out ideas for content to generate.
- Honesty/Ethics in Professions
- Who do people trust? 52% trust clergy, 53% college teachers, they tend to trust those in medicine, 70% trust engineers, and journalists relatively low