24 June 2010: Weekend By The Morning News — 24 Jun 2010 Australia elects its first woman Prime Minister. Media lessons learned from McChrystal's blowout: never, ever, agree to a magazine profile. The Kremlin takes to Tweeting. The quiet truth about terrorism: most terrorists are bumbling idiots. Disney World sees now as the time to begin selling mcmansions. Beauties-only dating site launches fertility forum for creating beautiful children. Trend story! Trend story! Foodie stag and hen parties all the rage! (How to be a butcher!) International patent wars over ancient knowledge--yoga poses and herbal remedies. Genetically modified cotton seeds drove Indian farmers to suicide. Number of boys getting traditional African circumcision down 75 percent due to their "staying at home to watch the World Cup." Knowing he may develop Parkinson's, Google's Sergey Brin funds research to "really move the needle." "Recovering geneticist," whose genome is public data, argues for universities to swab students. Brain map shows how lots of television exists only in an austistic child's mind (explanation). Miller: In a self-published world, most books are crap; the public isn't prepared to meet the slush pile. Op: Academic publication has become an avalanche of mediocrity, and it must stop. Scientific truths about optimizing vacation--e.g., you're happier planning a trip than taking it.
