What I've Been Reading: 3/1/13

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--Scientists Uncover Invisible Motion Using Video --How we know that this is a piece of fossilized lightning --Brain-to-brain interfaces have arrived, and they are absolutely mindblowing --How Capitalism Creates the Welfare State --11 Emerging Scientific Fields That Everyone Should Know About --The White House, Totally Gutted --The Suit Won't Save You: Four Ways Space Can Kill You Dead --How the FBI Helps Terrorists Succeed (well, not really -- more like how the FBI uses informants on and then arrests "terrorists" who otherwise wouldn't have had the means or willpower to carry out an attack) --What is "space roar"? --How We All Became Pollyannas (and Why We Should Be Glad About It) --The New Westphalian Web (on the future politics of the Internet) --How human language could have evolved from birdsong --Un-Fair Campaign sparks discussion on white privilege --1 Kitty, 2 Empires, 2,000 Years: World History Told Through a Brick --"Present-day American culture gives a lot of voice to anger and outrage, all the while being afraid of it." --#Oscars2013 - Why 'Wreck-It Ralph' is Even More Brave Than 'Brave' --I Wish My Mother Had Aborted Me (no, it's not what you think) --38 Maps You Never Knew You Needed
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