The Next Big Thing You Missed: Stanford Dropouts Build Excel Spreadsheet That Doesn't Totally Suck | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/04/arktos-spreadsheet-alternative/


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9 Amazing and Gross Things Scientists Discovered About Microbes This Year | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/microbe-discoveries-of-2014/


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BBC News - Politician's fingerprint 'cloned from photos' by hacker

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30623611


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The Biggest Alien Planet Discoveries of 2014

http://m.space.com/28111-biggest-alien-planet-discoveries-2014.html


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What Causes Obesity? | PJ Lifestyle

What Causes Obesity? | PJ Lifestyle: “Microbiota, Antibiotics, and Obesity.”

Passenger tossed after flipping out over staff’s ‘Merry Christmas’ | New York Post

http://nypost.com/2014/12/25/plane-passenger-tossed-after-angry-reaction-to-merry-christmas/


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In search of lost time: Why is everyone so busy? | The Economist

http://www.economist.com/news/christmas-specials/21636612-time-poverty-problem-partly-perception-and-partly-distribution-why?fsrc=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/whyiseveryonesobusy


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What is the name of the evidence board used by Detectives? - Quora

What is the name of the evidence board used by Detectives? - Quora

Falsifiability And The Integrity Of Physics

http://www.science20.com/the_hammock_physicist/falsifiability_and_the_integrity_of_physics-151714


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Your Diamond Ring Might Explain the Origin of Life on Earth | Popular Science

http://www.popsci.com/your-diamond-ring-might-contain-origin-life-earth


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New Airport Screen Catches 20x More Liars | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2014/12/23/new_airport_screen_catches_20x_more_liars_108993.html


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These Dreamers Are Actually Making Progress Building Elon's Hyperloop | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/jumpstartfund-hyperloop-elon-musk/#x


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In crowds, human ‘particles’ follow laws of movement - Ideas - The Boston Globe

http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/12/14/crowds-human-particles-follow-laws-movement/S8Ec3cHorGAO4zPVkAeLWK/story.html


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Boost your immunity: Cold and flu treatments suppress innate immune system.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2014/12/boost_your_immunity_cold_and_flu_treatments_suppress_innate_immune_system.html


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Ayn Rand Reviews Children’s Movies - The New Yorker

Ayn Rand Reviews Children’s Movies - The New Yorker

Absurd Creature of the Week: The World's Goofiest-Looking Spider Is Actually a Brutal Ninja | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/absurd-creature-of-the-week-assassin-spider/


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Psychic birds could predict storms in advance

http://m.theweek.com/speedreads/index/274028/speedreads-psychic-birds-could-predict-storms-in-advance


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Scientists locate homing signal in brain, explaining why some people are better navigators

http://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2014-12-scientists-homing-brain-people.html


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How academia's liberal bias is killing social science

http://m.theweek.com/article/index/273736/how-academias-liberal-bias-is-killing-social-science


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Ibuprofen could be the secret to a longer life | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express

Ibuprofen could be the secret to a longer life | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express

The truth about holiday weight gain | Obesity Panacea

http://blogs.plos.org/obesitypanacea/2014/12/17/the-truth-about-holiday-weight-gain-2/


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A Meditation on the Art of Not Trying - NYTimes.com

A Meditation on the Art of Not Trying - NYTimes.com

The Turing Test of Computer Intelligence Is Too Easy | Smart News | Smithsonian

The Turing Test of Computer Intelligence Is Too Easy | Smart News | Smithsonian

Fantastically Wrong: What Darwin Really Screwed Up About Evolution | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/fantastically-wrong-thing-evolution-darwin-really-screwed/


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The Turing Test of Computer Intelligence Is Too Easy | Smart News | Smithsonian

The Turing Test of Computer Intelligence Is Too Easy | Smart News | Smithsonian

Why the Pantheon Hasn’t Crumbled | Smart News | Smithsonian

Why the Pantheon Hasn’t Crumbled | Smart News | Smithsonian

BBC - Future - Evolution: Why are most of us right-handed?

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141215-why-are-most-of-us-right-handed


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Otto the octopus wrecks havoc - Telegraph

Otto the octopus wrecks havoc - Telegraph: "Once we saw him juggling the hermit crabs in his tank, another time he threw stones against the glass damaging it. And from time to time he completely re-arranges his tank to make it suit his own taste better - much to the distress of his fellow tank inhabitants."

Introducing the One-Minute Workout | TIME

http://time.com/3633639/one-minute-workout-exercise/


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YouTube GIF Generator -- This is YouTube's New GIF Tool - Popular Mechanics

http://www.popularmechanics.com/_mobile/technology/gadgets/tech-news/youtube-gif-generator-tool-how-to?click=pm_latest


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Study proves high heels do have power over men - WTOP.com

Study proves high heels do have power over men - WTOP.com

The Fastest Stars in the Universe May Approach Light Speed | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/12/superfast-stars-black-holes/


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Project is launched to ensure AI can follow rules and make ethical decisions | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2865728/How-prevent-robot-world-domination-Project-launched-ensure-AI-follow-rules-make-ethical-decisions.html


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Psychologists Have Uncovered a Troubling Feature of People Who Seem Nice All the Time - Mic

http://m.mic.com/articles/92479/psychologists-have-uncovered-a-troubling-feature-of-people-who-seem-nice-all-the-time


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The Science Of Misheard Lyrics or Mondegreens

The Science Of Misheard Lyrics or Mondegreens

8 Mistakes Our Brains Subconsciously Make Every Day - Business Insider

8 Mistakes Our Brains Subconsciously Make Every Day - Business Insider

Mystery of Bulgaria's green cat finally explained - Weird News - News - The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/mystery-of-bulgarias-green-cat-finally-explained-9905005.html


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Big Bang May Have Created a Mirror Universe Where Time Runs Backwards — NOVA Next | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/physics/big-bang-may-created-mirror-universe-time-runs-backwards/


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Return of the Rhythm Method - Atlantic Mobile

http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/12/return-of-the-rhythm-method/383545/?single_page=true


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Bouncy Gait Improves Mood - Scientific American

http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/bouncy-gait-improves-mood/


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Dutch trains get lasers to zap track debris

Dutch trains get lasers to zap track debris

Harbours of the Sea of Galilee | Ritmeyer Archaeological Design

Harbours of the Sea of Galilee | Ritmeyer Archaeological Design

Math versus maths: How Americans and Brits deploy the collective noun.

Math versus maths: How Americans and Brits deploy the collective noun.: Why Beards Have Always Been and Always Will Be Funny

Why Calories Don't Matter�|�Mark Hyman, MD

Why Calories Don't Matter�|�Mark Hyman, MD

The origin of laughter, smiles and tears – Michael Graziano – Aeon

http://aeon.co/magazine/science/should-we-ever-take-a-smile-at-face-value/


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There is no language instinct – Vyvyan Evans – Aeon

http://aeon.co/magazine/culture/there-is-no-language-instinct/


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Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Curable? | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2014/12/09/is_ocd_curable_108976.html


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A paper by Maggie Simpson and Edna Krabappel was accepted by two scientific journals - Vox

http://www.vox.com/2014/12/7/7339587/simpsons-science-paper


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A paper by Maggie Simpson and Edna Krabappel was accepted by two scientific journals - Vox

http://www.vox.com/2014/12/7/7339587/simpsons-science-paper


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How to Restore Old Versions of Word Documents - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/04/technology/personaltech/how-to-restore-old-versions-of-word-documents.html?referrer=


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Can Moons Have Moons? | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/12/can_moons_have_moons.html


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Do Dogs Have a Musical Sense? | Psychology Today

Do Dogs Have a Musical Sense? | Psychology Today

Why Dogs Don't Enjoy Music - Scientific American

Why Dogs Don't Enjoy Music - Scientific American

Is Earth Actually Flat? - YouTube

Is Earth Actually Flat? - YouTube

How Charles Dickens Fueled a World of Spontaneous Combustion Truthers

http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=60468


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Engineering Now — More at Industry Tap

http://engineeringnow.tumblr.com/post/71821045125/more-at-industry-tap


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Intelligent life have turned to AIby the time we make first contact, expert claims | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2859104/Will-aliens-ROBOTS-Intelligent-life-turned-AIby-time-make-contact-expert-claims.html


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How Common Is It For A Man To Be Shorter Than His Partner? | FiveThirtyEight

http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/how-common-is-it-for-a-man-to-be-shorter-than-his-partner/


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DARPA Is Getting Closer to an Iron Man Suit - Popular Mechanics

DARPA Is Getting Closer to an Iron Man Suit - Popular Mechanics

What color is the Sun? - SciGuy

What color is the Sun? - SciGuy

BBC News - US chimpanzee Tommy 'has no human rights' - court

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30338231


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9 Lies About Fat That Destroyed The World's Health

http://www.businessinsider.com/9-lies-about-fat-that-destroyed-the-worlds-health-2013-11


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The exercise that predicts your DEATH: Struggling with 'sitting-rising test' means you're 5 times more likely to die early, study claims | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2858804/Can-exercise-test-predict-DEATH-People-struggle-sitting-rising-test-five-times-likely-die.html


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Shocking news: Electric eels exert remote control over prey

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0JI27W20141204?irpc=932


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Learning the science behind silencers on the range with SilencerCo | Ars Technica

Learning the science behind silencers on the range with SilencerCo | Ars Technica

Cable-free elevator moves you in any direction

Cable-free elevator moves you in any direction

Harvard Economist: Lefties Earn Less Than Righties « CBS Boston

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/12/03/harvard-study-lefties-earn-less-than-righties/


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This Cute Little Creature Can Kill You With A Cat Allergen

http://io9.com/this-cute-little-creature-can-kill-you-with-a-cat-aller-1665915899


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World's Oldest Art Identified in Half-Million-Year-Old Zigzag

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141203-mussel-shell-oldest-art/


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Brain Training Doesn’t Make You Smarter - Scientific American

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-training-doesn-t-make-you-smarter/


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The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On - NYTimes.com

The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On - NYTimes.com

Six 'Star Wars' Technologies That May Not Be So Far, Far Away | Popular Science

http://www.popsci.com/six-star-wars-technologies-may-not-be-so-far-far-away


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Watch a Dog Dressed as a Bear Run on a Treadmill Video - ABC News

Watch a Dog Dressed as a Bear Run on a Treadmill Video - ABC News

Spacecraft Bound for Pluto Set to Awake Nine Years After Launch - ABC News

Spacecraft Bound for Pluto Set to Awake Nine Years After Launch - ABC News: Watch a Dog Dressed as a Bear Run on a Treadmill

The progressive war on science - The Globe and Mail

http://m.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/the-progressive-war-on-science/article21821297/?service=mobile


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8 Ways You Can See Einstein's Theory of Relativity in Real Life

8 Ways You Can See Einstein's Theory of Relativity in Real Life

Remove Your Data from Tons of "People Search Engines" with This List

Remove Your Data from Tons of "People Search Engines" with This List

The smart mouse with the half-human brain - health - 01 December 2014 - New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26639-the-smart-mouse-with-the-halfhuman-brain.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNSNS%7C2012-GLOBAL%7Conline-news#.VHzkiSY76nP


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Wanderers - a short film by Erik Wernquist on Vimeo

Wanderers - a short film by Erik Wernquist on Vimeo

Study finds evidence of some form of life after death

Study finds evidence of some form of life after death

How Eating 'Healthy' Can Be Unhealthy | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/12/how_eating_healthy_can_be_unhealthy.html


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The Astronomical Wonder of Multi-Star Systems | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/12/multi-star_systems_bend_stellar_rules.html


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Time cloak used to hide messages in laser light - physics-math - 28 November 2014 - New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26627-time-cloak-used-to-hide-messages-in-laser-light.html#.VHxQhiY76nP


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Were bangs heard over Britain and in New York caused by US stealth jet? | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2854551/What-loud-bangs-heard-Britain-Twitter-bombarded-reports-mysterious-noises-military-denies-RAF-jets-cause.html


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