April 14, 2014
By The Morning News
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- According to the UN's climate change report, for Earth to remain habitable we must cut carbon emissions to "near zero" by 2100.
- The global economic crisis of 2007 and 2008 temporarily reduced emissions but didn't change the trend, the report says.
- UN suggests fracking as part of the global warming solution—but only while we wean ourselves of fossil fuels.
- Hollywood throws storytelling and star power—i.e., James Cameron, Harrison Ford—at climate change in Years of Living Dangerously.
- The Obamas go to Broadway.
- Two US senators are seeking to replace the National Technical Information Service with Google.
- Penning a sugar-coated memoir now seems to be a prerequisite to running for national office.
- White lies, malicious smugness, and skepticism: Joyce Carol Oates interviews herself.
- We don't understand why childhood memories fade, but we know they can be prolonged through storytelling and writing.
- Scientists can use magnetic resonance imaging technology to recreate blurry images of your thoughts.
- A secret Senate Intelligence Committee report accuses the CIA of going beyond its legal authority in its interrogation techniques.
- Almost a year after the Boston Marathon bombing, the Dept. of Homeland Security releases a full report of "Lessons Learned."
- EU politicians hold a rap battle for the youth vote.
- In Jamie xx's "Sleep Sound" video, deaf dancers react to the music's vibrations.
- From Friday afternoon into Sunday morning, 35 people were shot in Chicago.
- See also: "Chiraq, Drillinois" by Edward McClelland.
